FKIE_CVE-2026-87112

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-11-07 07:17 - Updated: 2026-11-08 19:17
Summary
The QA Assistants – Driven by data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.0 via the 'dlevent_ver' parameter. This is due to unrestricted PHP deserialization via wrap_unserialize_static() calling unserialize() without an allowed_classes restriction, combined with serialize_escape() failing to sanitize path traversal sequences in the raw_name parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The Guzzle FileCookieJar gadget present in the plugin's bundled Composer dependencies can be leveraged to perform an Arbitrary File Write, writing attacker-controlled content to an attacker-chosen filename, which can result in Remote Code Execution. Exploitation requires triggering the qahm_cron_data_manage scheduled event via wp-cron.php to invoke the deserialization sink against a planted queue file, but this endpoint requires no authentication and fires automatically on a two-minute schedule.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version

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  "affected": [
    {
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        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "QA Assistants \u2013 Driven by data",
          "vendor": "quarka",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.3.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
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      "value": "The QA Assistants \u2013 Driven by data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.0 via the \u0027dlevent_ver\u0027 parameter. This is due to unrestricted PHP deserialization via wrap_unserialize_static() calling unserialize() without an allowed_classes restriction, combined with serialize_escape() failing to sanitize path traversal sequences in the raw_name parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The Guzzle FileCookieJar gadget present in the plugin\u0027s bundled Composer dependencies can be leveraged to perform an Arbitrary File Write, writing attacker-controlled content to an attacker-chosen filename, which can result in Remote Code Execution. Exploitation requires triggering the qahm_cron_data_manage scheduled event via wp-cron.php to invoke the deserialization sink against a planted queue file, but this endpoint requires no authentication and fires automatically on a two-minute schedule."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-87112",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-08T19:17:42.300",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qa-heatmap-analytics/tags/5.2.0.1/class-qahm-base.php#L701"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qa-heatmap-analytics/tags/5.2.0.1/class-qahm-behavioral-data.php#L770"
    },
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      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qa-heatmap-analytics/tags/5.2.0.1/class-qahm-core-base.php#L780"
    },
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      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qa-heatmap-analytics/tags/5.2.0.1/class-qahm-cron-proc.php#L698"
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      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qa-heatmap-analytics/tags/5.2.0.1/qahm-ajax.php#L319"
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qa-heatmap-analytics/tags/5.2.0.1/vendor/guzzlehttp/guzzle/src/Cookie/FileCookieJar.php#L38"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3728466%40qa-heatmap-analytics\u0026new=3728466%40qa-heatmap-analytics"
    },
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      "source": "security@wordfence.com",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76c5b5f1-a04b-4219-b8c0-ee53139fa787?source=cve"
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}



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