BestWebSoft Rating Plugin PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

A PHP object injection vulnerability has been identified in the Rating by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.7. This vulnerability arises from the deserialization of untrusted data, allowing for object injection that could be exploited if a suitable property-oriented programming (POP) chain is available.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to PHP object injection, allowing for various types of code injection, such as SQL injection, path traversal, or denial-of-service, depending on the presence of a proper POP chain.

Remediation

Users of the Rating by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin are advised to update to version 1.7 or later. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack offers a virtual patch that blocks attacks targeting this vulnerability.