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6 vulnerabilities found for String locator by instawp
CVE-2024-10936 (GCVE-0-2024-10936)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-01-21 08:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:36
VLAI
Title
String Locator <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Summary
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'recursive_unserialize_replace' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code. An administrator must perform a search and replace action to trigger the exploit.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| instawp | String locator |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.6.6
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2023-6987 (GCVE-0-2023-6987)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2024-08-24 02:02 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:37
VLAI
Title
String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| instawp | String locator |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.6.5
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2022-2434 (GCVE-0-2022-2434)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2022-09-06 17:18 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:36
VLAI
Title
String Locator <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization
Summary
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Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.5.0
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2024-10936 (GCVE-0-2024-10936)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-21 08:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:36
VLAI
Title
String Locator <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Summary
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.6 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'recursive_unserialize_replace' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code. An administrator must perform a search and replace action to trigger the exploit.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| instawp | String locator |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.6.6
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2023-6987 (GCVE-0-2023-6987)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-24 02:02 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:37
VLAI
Title
String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.6.5
(semver)
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Credits
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CVE-2022-2434 (GCVE-0-2022-2434)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-06 17:18 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:36
VLAI
Title
String Locator <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization
Summary
The String Locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'string-locator-path' parameter in versions up to, and including 2.5.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to call files using a PHAR wrapper, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link, that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| instawp | String locator |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.5.0
(semver)
|
Credits
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