Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.5 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via auxin_template_control_importer
CVE-2023-7064Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.17.5Update to 2.17.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-502 PHP Object Injection
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme auxin-elements
- Affected≤ 2.17.5
- Patched in2.17.6
Update to 2.17.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.17.5. Version 2.17.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.17.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Rhynorater, Michael Brackett.
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.5 via deserialization of untrusted input from the vulnerable 'id' parameter in the 'auxin_template_control_importer' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers able to upload a separate PHAR payload as an image file to inject a PHP Object, though the action itself is available to subscribers. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. 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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
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