CVE-2024-50507 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-50507: WordPress DS.DownloadList plugin <= 1.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Daschmi

Product DS.DownloadList

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published October 30, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Daschmi DS.DownloadList dsdownloadlist allows Object Injection.This issue affects DS.DownloadList: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

DS.DownloadList versions 1.3 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. All installations of affected versions should be updated immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the server without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the server; attacker can read, modify, or delete all data and install malware.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the vulnerable application; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 30, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50507 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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