What the vulnerability does
01Description
Contributor PHP Object Injection in Events Calendar for GeoDirectory <= 2.3.25 versions.
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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
Contributor PHP Object Injection in Events Calendar for GeoDirectory <= 2.3.25 versions.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
Events Calendar for GeoDirectory versions up to 2.3.25 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker with low-level access can craft malicious serialized data to trigger code execution with full site privileges. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the entire installation.
What an attacker can do
Run their own code on the site with full administrative privileges.
Potential impact on your site
A compromised user account can lead to complete site takeover, data theft, and malware injection.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-level user account (subscriber or above) on the site.
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