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CVE-2023-1381

Published: Apr 10, 2023

Modified: Feb 11, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not validate image file paths before attempting to manipulate the image files, leading to a PHAR deserialization vulnerability. Furthermore, the plugin contains a gadget chain which may be used in certain configurations to achieve remote code execution.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WP Meta SEO	affected `0 - < 4.5.5`

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f140a928-d297-4bd1-8552-bfebcedba536

exploit

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technical-description

https://blog.wpscan.com/uncovering-a-phar-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wp-meta-seo-and-escalating-to-rce/

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