The Ditty plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to 3.1.38 via deserialization of untrusted input when adding a new ditty. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. 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.
CVE-2024-3954 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists. It affects Versions up to 3.1.38 and is fixed in 3.1.39.
CVE-2024-3954 is tracked for the Plugin Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 3.1.38. Update Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists to 3.1.39 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
ditty-news-ticker
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-3954 |
| Patched Versions |
3.1.39
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.1.38
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Ditty <= 3.1.57 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery
Ditty <= 3.1.58 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ditty <= 3.1.51 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ditty <= 3.1.46 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ditty 3.1.39 - 3.1.45 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.44 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists <= 3.1.42 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ditty <= 3.1.35 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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