Deserialization of untrusted data in A WP Life Responsive Slideshow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8 via deserialization of untrusted input to the awl_slider_responsive_shortcode function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1859
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26x3-cx3r-433v
References
More A WP Life Slider Responsive Slideshow vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-23591 Missing authorization in A WP Life Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-1859 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1859 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26x3-cx3r-433v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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