CVE-2024-52443 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-52443: WordPress Geolocator plugin <= 1.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Masikonis

Product Geolocator

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published November 20, 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 masikonis Geolocator geolocator allows Object Injection.This issue affects Geolocator: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Geolocator versions 1.1 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the server. The vulnerability exists because the application deserializes untrusted data without proper validation. An attacker can exploit this remotely over the network without any user interaction or special privileges.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the server and take full control of the site.

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 Geolocator application; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 20, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52443 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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