Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-4338

Description

wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 does not properly determine whether data has been serialized, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering erroneous PHP unserialize operations.

Affected products

WordPress/WordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.6
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

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References

wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25325nvdExploitPatch
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1nvdVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116828.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116832.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117118.htmlnvd
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757nvd

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