CVE-2024-5726 json
Timeline Event History <= 3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-46887
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Timeline Event History plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.1 via deserialization of untrusted input 'timelines-data' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- wpdiscover Timeline Event History
- wpdiscover timeline_event_history
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/107afaa6-6c0b-43fb-9713-ebc4f1189ea6?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/timeline-event-history/trunk/includes/admin/timeline-wp-build.php#L5
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/timeline-event-history/trunk/includes/public/templates/style-another/index.php#L5
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/timeline-event-history/trunk/includes/public/templates/style-one/index.php#L7
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3141560/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-5726
- NVD CVE-2024-5726
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