PHP object injection in WordPress Phoenix Media Rename plugin
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
Versions through 3.13.5 of the crossi72 Phoenix Media Rename plugin for WordPress are affected. Deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502) lets a remote attacker with low privileges inject PHP objects. Successful exploitation can give the attacker high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in crossi72 Phoenix Media Rename phoenix-media-rename allows Object Injection.This issue affects Phoenix Media Rename: from n/a through 3.13.5.
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
The sources list no fixed version for Phoenix Media Rename.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116389
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-9r7q-mmwg-3fhm
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
Sources
- CVE-2026-116389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9r7q-mmwg-3fhm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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