CVE-2024-52432 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-52432: WordPress NIX Anti-Spam Light plugin <= 0.0.4 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Nix Solutions Ltd

Product NIX Anti-Spam Light

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published November 18, 2024

Last update April 28, 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 NIX Solutions Ltd NIX Anti-Spam Light nix-anti-spam-light allows Object Injection.This issue affects NIX Anti-Spam Light: from n/a through <= 0.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

NIX Anti-Spam Light versions 0.0.4 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on affected sites. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Sites running this product should update immediately to a patched version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site, including data theft, malware installation, and site defacement.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52432 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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