CVE-2022-2434 affects the String Locator plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.5.0. It is a high-severity deserialization of untrusted input vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP objects via a PHAR wrapper if they can trick an administrator into an action and successfully upload a serialized payload. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instawp:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 2.5.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:instawp:string_locator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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