Authenticated PHP object injection via custom fields
Published Apr 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
PHP object injection in Yoast Custom Field Finder 0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to instantiate objects via custom fields. Published advisories identify unsafe deserialization during custom-field processing but do not disclose the responsible function or input path. Author-level access and a suitable PHP POP chain are required; without that chain, no site takeover or service interruption is reported.
Summary
What happened
PHP object injection in Yoast Custom Field Finder 0.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to instantiate objects via custom fields. Published advisories identify unsafe deserialization during custom-field processing but do not disclose the responsible function or input path. Author-level access and a suitable PHP POP chain are required; without that chain, no site takeover or service interruption is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-33641
- Published
- Apr 29, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Yoast
- Product
- Custom Field Finder
- Classifications
- CWE-502
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=0.3 changes=[{"at":"0.4","status":"unaffected"}]
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