Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.38 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection
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 Ditty plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to 3.1.38 via deserialization of untrusted input when adding a new ditty. 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metaphorcreations | Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists | up to 3.1.38 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists Vendormetaphorcreations Affected up to 3.1.38 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3954
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mxw-ww5r-4fqq
- 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More metaphorcreations vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07398 Ditty < 3.1.58 - Unauthenticated SSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-06224 Ditty 3.1.39-3.1.45 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-03837 Ditty < 3.1.25 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-06219 Ditty < 3.1.45 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-12399 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists < 3.1.52 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-08907 Ditty < 3.1.47 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-3954 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3954 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mxw-ww5r-4fqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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