High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2026· Updated Jun 8, 2026
CVE-2026-7654
CVE-2026-7654
Description
The Admin Columns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection leading to Remote Code Execution in versions up to and including 7.0.18. This is due to the use of unserialize() without an allowed_classes restriction in the IdsToCollection::get_ids_from_string() function, which processes attacker-controlled post meta values without proper validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to inject a serialized PHP object into a post's custom meta field and trigger arbitrary code execution by exploiting a bundled POP gadget chain, resulting in remote code execution as the web server user.
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Affected products
2<=7.0.18+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=7.0.18
- (no CPE)range: <=7.0.18
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/tags/7.0.16/classes/Formatter/IdsToCollection.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/tags/7.0.16/classes/Formatter/Meta.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/tags/7.0.16/vendor/laravel/serializable-closure/src/Serializers/Native.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/tags/7.0.16/vendor/laravel/serializable-closure/src/Support/ClosureStream.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/trunk/classes/Formatter/IdsToCollection.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/trunk/classes/Formatter/Meta.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/trunk/vendor/laravel/serializable-closure/src/Serializers/Native.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codepress-admin-columns/trunk/vendor/laravel/serializable-closure/src/Support/ClosureStream.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/051a3967-ef86-49bc-b72c-23e43568fef6nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 1, 2026 to June 7, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jun 11, 2026