CVE-2017-20206 Appointments <= 2.2.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 0.74%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The Appointments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 via deserialization of untrusted input from the wpmudev_appointments cookie. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. Attackers were actively exploiting this vulnerability with the WP_Theme() class to create backdoors.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress appointments(WordPress) | < 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
| wpmudev Appointments | < 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
| wpmudev Appointments | <= 2.2.1 | No fix listed |
References
- Wordfence Intelligence third-party-advisory
- www.cve.org
- www.wordfence.com third-party-advisory
- www.wordfence.com press-media-coverage third-party-advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org patch