Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2026· Updated May 20, 2026
CVE-2026-7637
CVE-2026-7637
Description
The Boost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the STYXKEY-BOOST_USER_LOCATION cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
Affected products
2<=2.0.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.3
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.3
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/boost
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 18, 2026 to May 24, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 28, 2026