CVE-2026-24954
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 magepeopleteam WpEvently mage-eventpress allows Object Injection.This issue affects WpEvently: from n/a through <= 5.0.8.
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 · moderate confidenceThis is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the WpEvently WordPress plugin caused by insecure deserialization of untrusted data. The plugin deserializes user-controlled input without proper validation, allowing attackers to craft malicious serialized objects that could potentially execute arbitrary code via magic methods or POP chains.
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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 WpEvently plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'WpEvently' in the list of active or installed plugins.Affected if The plugin is listed as installed (active or inactive) on the WordPress site.
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Determine the installed WpEvently versionIn the Plugins list, locate WpEvently and view the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/wpevently/wpevently.php for the 'Version' comment.Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version released for CVE-2026-24954.
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Inspect plugin source code for vulnerable unserialize() callsAccess the plugin files via FTP or file manager. Search all PHP files in the wpevently plugin directory for the pattern 'unserialize('. Check if any unserialize() call uses data derived from user input such as $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or database values.Affected if The plugin code contains unserialize() calls that process data controllable by external users without prior sanitization.
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Verify user input can reach the deserialization functionTrace the data flow from HTTP request parameters (GET/POST) or stored data through the plugin code to any unserialize() call. Look for direct usage like unserialize($_POST['param']) or unserialize($variable) where $variable originates from request parameters.Affected if User-supplied input (from request parameters, cookies, or database fields populated by users) can flow directly into an unserialize() call.
A site is affected if WpEvently is installed and its code contains unserialize() calls that process user-controlled input without validation.
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 dataUpgrade WpEvently to the latest version to obtain the security patch. If no patch is available, implement input validation and replace PHP unserialize() with safer alternatives like json_decode().
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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