High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2022· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2022-2434
CVE-2022-2434
Description
The String Locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'string-locator-path' parameter in versions up to, and including 2.5.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to call files using a PHAR wrapper, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link, that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/10a36e37-4188-403f-9b17-d7e79b8b8a6dnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/string-locator/trunk/editor.phpnvdBroken Link
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