CVE-2024-54273 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-54273: WordPress Mail Picker plugin <= 1.0.14 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Pickplugins

Product Mail Picker

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published December 13, 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 PickPlugins Mail Picker mail-picker allows Object Injection.This issue affects Mail Picker: from n/a through <= 1.0.14.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Mail Picker versions up to 1.0.14 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site. The vulnerability exists in how the plugin processes untrusted serialized data without proper validation. No user interaction is required; an attacker can exploit this remotely over the network.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site and take complete control of it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can steal data, modify content, install malware, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54273 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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