PHP object injection in 10up Distributor via set_meta()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
10up Distributor before 2.3.2 contains a PHP object injection flaw (CWE-502) in the set_meta() function in includes/utils.php. The function unserializes post meta a second time, so a user with Contributor-level access can make the site instantiate attacker-defined PHP objects. The impact depends on which gadget classes are loaded on the destination site.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
10up Distributor before 2.3.2 contains a PHP object injection vulnerability that allows Contributor-level users to instantiate PHP objects by double unserializing distributed post meta. Attackers can store a serialized PHP string as meta, which set_meta() in includes/utils.php unserializes on the destination site, storing attacker-defined objects whose impact depends on loaded gadget classes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update 10up Distributor to version 2.3.2 or later, which is the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Distributor (10up) Fixed in 2.3.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
10up Distributor 2.3.2
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-75417 Missing authorization in Distributor external connection AJAX actionsPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-75411 10up Distributor missing authorization lets contributors publish elsewherePriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111628
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-p88q-h74f-qxvq
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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- TI-2019-13589 A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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- TI-2023-16050 WordPress Simple Page Ordering plugin <= 2.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-111628 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111628 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p88q-h74f-qxvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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