CVE-2021-24217

Facebook for WordPress < 3.0.0 - PHP Object Injection with POP Chain

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 14, 2021
Published Date
April 12, 2021
Last Updated
August 03, 2024
Vendor
Unknown
Product
Facebook for WordPress
Description
The run_action function of the Facebook for WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 deserializes user supplied data making it possible for PHP objects to be supplied creating an Object Injection vulnerability. There was also a useable magic method in the plugin that could be used to achieve remote code execution.
Tags
wordpress php

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.1 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score

Score
6.51% (Percentile: 90.58%) as of 2025-05-12

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2021-03-25 07:17:45 UTC) Source

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
Wordfence 2021-03-25 07:17:45 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • CVE Published to Public