CVE-2024-43354
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-43354 is a PHP object injection vulnerability in the myCred WordPress plugin that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through deserialization of untrusted data. This affects all WordPress sites running myCred versions up to 2.7.2, potentially compromising the entire website.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress myCred plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete server compromise leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or website defacement through remote code execution.
Likely Case
Website takeover, admin access escalation, and installation of backdoors or malware.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and security controls prevent exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details available on Patchstack; CVSS 9.8 indicates trivial exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mycred/wordpress-mycred-plugin-2-7-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find myCred and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.7.3 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable myCred plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate mycred
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock deserialization attempts at the WAF level
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user inputs
- Deploy web application firewall with rules blocking PHP object injection patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > myCred version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get mycred --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm myCred version is 2.7.3 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual PHP deserialization attempts in web server logs
- Suspicious POST requests to myCred endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects
- Patterns matching PHP object injection payloads
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND ("mycred" OR "deserialization" OR "unserialize") AND status=200