Vulnerability Report
Plugin Critical Patch path listed CVE-2022-2437

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.8.5 - Unauthenticated PHAR Deserialization

The Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'fts_url' parameter in versions up to, and including 2.9.8.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data 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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2022-2437 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries. It affects Versions up to 2.9.8.5 and is fixed in 2.9.8.6.

Published
Jul 12, 2022
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
feed-them-social
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.9.8.6, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2022-2437 is tracked for the Plugin Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions up to 2.9.8.5. Update Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries to 2.9.8.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
2.9.8.6
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 2.9.8.5
Tracking ID
CVE-2022-2437
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
feed-them-social View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2022-2437
Patched Versions
2.9.8.6
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.9.8.5
Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries

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Critical CVE-2015-9351 1.7.0 Feb 02, 2015
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High CVE-2022-2942 3.0.1 Nov 14, 2022
CVE-2022-2942 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Request Forgery

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings update

Medium CVE-2022-2940 3.0.1 Nov 14, 2022
CVE-2022-2940 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2022-2383 3.0.1 Jul 26, 2022
CVE-2022-2383 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2022-2383 3.0.1 Jul 12, 2022
CVE-2022-2383 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2015-9350 1.7.0 Feb 02, 2015
CVE-2015-9350 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social <= 1.6.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2023-25056 4.0.0 Feb 21, 2023
CVE-2023-25056 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Cross-Site Request Forgery

Feed Them Social <= 3.0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Medium CVE-2022-2532 3.0.1 Jul 26, 2022
CVE-2022-2532 Feed Them Social – Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Feed Them Social – for Twitter feed, Youtube and more <= 2.9.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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