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GEO my WordPress EUVDEUVD-2026-112959

| CVE-2026-61992 CRITICAL
Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
2026-10-29 Patchstack GHSA-c332-rxr5-p923
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach public GMW endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted serialized payload
  3. Exploit
    Trigger PHP object injection (CWE-502)
  4. Execution
    Deserialize into malicious object
  5. Persist
    Abuse POP gadget chain
  6. Impact
    Code execution or data tampering on site

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Safe deserialization, type allowlists
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The input states the flaw is unauthenticated PHP Object Injection affecting GEO my WordPress (plugin slug geo-my-wp) versions <= 4.5.5.3, consistent with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N - i.e., remotely reachable without credentials or user interaction against affected installations. The precise feature, parameter, or endpoint that unserializes attacker input is not described in the available sources. The principal real-world limiting factor for CWE-502 is that meaningful impact (RCE/file/data operations) depends on a reachable POP gadget chain in the plugin or loaded code; that chain is not documented here. Exploitation is further limited to sites running version 4.5.5.3 or earlier, since 4.5.5.4 is indicated as the fixed release.

Impact

This is a genuine high-priority issue, though several corroborating signals are absent. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact, yielding a 9.8 base score - the worst-case profile for a WordPress plugin. The vuln.today decision label is 'act_now', and the issue is CWE-502 (deserialization / PHP Object Injection), a class that can escalate to remote code execution, arbitrary file operations or data tampering WHEN a suitable POP gadget chain is present in the plugin or its loaded dependencies. However, the real-world impact of a PHP Object Injection bug is gated on the availability of such a gadget chain, which the available sources do NOT describe, so the CIA:H rating represents the credible worst case rather than a demonstrated outcome. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no verified public exploit code were provided; absence of these is not evidence of safety but means widespread automated exploitation is not yet confirmed. Net: treat as a real, urgent patch priority driven by the unauthenticated network vector and 'act_now' label, not as a low-real-risk high-CVSS artifact - but note that no active exploitation or working exploit has been confirmed in the input.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker sends a crafted request to the public-facing GEO my WordPress endpoint that unserializes attacker-controlled input, injecting a malicious PHP object. If a usable gadget chain is reachable, the object is deserialized during normal processing and abused to achieve code execution or file/data manipulation on the WordPress host. No authentication or user interaction is required per the CVSS vector; the exact trigger is not described in the available sources, and no verified public exploit code was provided.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 29, 2026

Unauthenticated PHP object injection in the WordPress plugin GEO my WordPress (slug geo-my-wp) at versions 4.5.5.3 and earlier lets remote attackers feed serialized data into an unsafe deserialization path, and carries a CVSS 9.8 rating with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. The assessed vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms the flaw is remotely reachable with no credentials and no user interaction, but concrete post-injection impact depends on a usable POP gadget chain that the available sources do not document. It is not listed in CISA KEV and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, though the vuln.today decision label is act_now and a fixed release (4.5.5.4) is indicated.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the GEO my WordPress plugin to 4.5.5.4 or later, which is the fixed release indicated by the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/geo-my-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-geo-my-wordpress-plugin-4-5-5-4-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve); updating the plugin is the complete remediation for this deserialization flaw. Where an immediate update is not possible, the available sources do not document a vendor-specific workaround or configuration-based mitigation, so the interim option is to deactivate and remove the geo-my-wp plugin from sites until 4.5.5.4 can be applied, accepting the loss of its geolocation features, and to treat any site that ran 4.5.5.3 or earlier as potentially exposed when reviewing logs for suspicious serialized payloads.

Affected VersionsENISA

GEO my WordPress n/a ≤4.5.5.3

Affected Packages

euvd geo_my_wordpress no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data) in a PHP WordPress plugin: the code passes attacker-influenced input to PHP's unserialize() (or an equivalent object-revival path), letting an attacker instantiate arbitrary classes present in the plugin or the wider WordPress stack and drive their magic methods such as __wakeup, __destruct and __toString. Object injection by itself yields code execution, file operations or data exposure only when a Property-Oriented Programming gadget chain exists in the loaded code base; the available sources do not describe the vulnerable feature, parameter or endpoint, and do not document an available gadget chain, so the trigger and the achievable post-exploitation impact remain unverified beyond the assessed severity. CPE data ties the affected component to von_eyal_fitoussi:geo_my_wordpress, a WordPress plugin distributed through the wordpress.org plugin directory, meaning exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the geo-my-wp plugin active at or below 4.5.5.3.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network-reachable object injection (PR:N/AV:N/AC:L); CIA:H reflects the credible worst-case deserialization impact, though it hinges on an undescribed gadget chain.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in GEO my WordPress <= 4.5.5.3 versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

GEO my WordPress versions 4.5.5.3 and earlier contain a critical unauthenticated PHP object injection flaw that lets remote attackers submit malicious serialized data without any credentials or user interaction. Every site running the affected plugin is exposed at the network edge, so leadership should treat this as a broad, internet-facing risk across the WordPress estate until remediation or mitigation is confirmed.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis beyond the indicated 4.5.5.4 release; until upgraded, disable or remove the plugin on exposed sites, restrict access via WAF rules targeting serialized-input patterns, and monitor for anomalous requests to plugin endpoints.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress geolocation plugin, common but not on every site
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Insecure deserialization occurs when an application converts serialized data (a stream of bytes representing an object's state) back into a living object without proper validation.

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