wpWax HelpGent WordPress Plugin PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

A deserialization vulnerability allowing object injection has been identified in the wpWax HelpGent WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.2.4. This vulnerability could lead to various injection attacks, including code injection, SQL injection, and path traversal, among others, if a suitable property-oriented programming (POP) chain is available.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for PHP object injection, which is a type of deserialization vulnerability. Such vulnerabilities can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code, inject malicious SQL, traverse directories in an unauthorized manner, cause a denial-of-service condition, and more, depending on the presence of a proper POP chain.

Remediation

Users of the wpWax HelpGent WordPress plugin are advised to update to the latest version. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack offers a virtual patch that blocks attacks targeting this vulnerability.