What the vulnerability does
01Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in teastudio.pl WP Posts Carousel wp-posts-carousel allows Object Injection.This issue affects WP Posts Carousel: from n/a through <= 1.3.12.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What the vulnerability does
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in teastudio.pl WP Posts Carousel wp-posts-carousel allows Object Injection.This issue affects WP Posts Carousel: from n/a through <= 1.3.12.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
WP Posts Carousel versions up to 1.3.12 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker can craft malicious serialized data that, when processed by the plugin, runs their own PHP code with full site access. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress installation.
What an attacker can do
Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with full WordPress permissions.
Potential impact on your site
Complete site compromise: data theft, malware injection, user account takeover, or site defacement.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
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