CVE-2026-22346
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in A WP Life Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow slider-responsive-slideshow allows Object Injection.This issue affects Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe WP Life Slider Responsive Slideshow WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.5.4) contains a deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP objects. This PHP Object Injection flaw stems from unsafe use of unserialize() on user-controlled data, potentially enabling remote code execution if a suitable POP chain exists in the application or installed plugins.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the WP Life Slider plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'wp-life-slider' or 'wp-life-slider-responsive-slideshow'. Use FTP, file manager, or WP CLI: wp plugin list --name='wp-life-slider'Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually wp-life-slider.php) and locate the version comment in the plugin header, or check readme.txt for the 'Stable tag' entryAffected if The reported version is 1.5.4 or lower
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Locate the vulnerable unserialize() callSearch the plugin source code for instances of unserialize() - typically in the main PHP file or any file handling request parameters. Look for code that reads $_GET, $_POST, or $_COOKIE values and passes them directly to unserialize()Affected if Code contains unserialize() applied to user-supplied input without prior sanitization
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Verify the attack surface is reachableIdentify which PHP file contains the vulnerable unserialize() call and determine if it is directly accessible (not restricted by WordPress admin checks or nonce verification). Common targets are AJAX handlers or standalone files in the plugin directoryAffected if The unserialize() function processes data from unauthenticated requests
A user is affected if the WP Life Slider plugin is installed at version 1.5.4 or lower AND the vulnerable unserialize() call handles unauthenticated user input.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to a patched version once released, or disable/remove the plugin if no patch is available. Until patched, monitor for suspicious activity and consider web application firewall rules to block serialized data in requests.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-22346 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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