CVE-2026-97188

String Locator < 2.6.8 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Database Editor

Published Oct 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 does not restrict the classes allowed when deserializing the content of a database row saved through its database editor, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a serialized PHP object that is instantiated when an administrator later opens and saves that row. If a suitable POP chain is present via another installed String locator WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 or , this can lead to arbitrary file deletion, sensitive data disclosure or remote code execution.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions string Locator
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions string Locator
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-502
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Description The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 does not restrict the classes allowed when deserializing the content of a database row saved through its database editor, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a serialized PHP object that is instantiated when an administrator later opens and saves that row. If a suitable POP chain is present via another installed String locator WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 or , this can lead to arbitrary file deletion, sensitive data disclosure or remote code execution.
Title String Locator < 2.6.8 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Database Editor
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 9:52 AM
Reserved
Sep 24, 2026, 8:35 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 7, 2026, 7:17 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 2:52 PM