CVE-2026-97188String Locator < 2.6.8 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Database Editor
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, higher than 30% of scored CVEs.
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The String locator WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 does not restrict the classes allowed when deserializing the content of a database row saved through its database editor, allowing unauthenticated attackers to store a serialized PHP object that is instantiated when an administrator later opens and saves that row. If a suitable POP chain is present via another installed String locator WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 or , this can lead to arbitrary file deletion, sensitive data disclosure or remote code execution.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.38% (percentile 30)
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown String locator unknown:string_locator (from the name) | before 2.6.8 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cfb495ac-32fc-43e2-81b4-74faa8c164a4/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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