Image Hotspot by DevVN <= 1.2.5 — Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection
CVE-2024-7656Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.2.5Update to 1.2.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Image Hotspot by DevVN devvn-image-hotspot
- Affected≤ 1.2.5
- Patched in1.2.6
Update to 1.2.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.2.5. Version 1.2.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Image Hotspot by DevVN.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.2.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Image Hotspot by DevVN to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Lucio Sá.
The Image Hotspot by DevVN plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'devvn_ihotspot_shortcode_func' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Image Hotspot by DevVN
All 2| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field Meta ≤1.2.9Update to 1.3.0 | CVE-2025-14445 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field Meta
≤1.2.9Update to 1.3.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.