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Publication date: 2025-10-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-19

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to 3.7.9.3 (exclusive) via deserialization of untrusted input from the is_expired_by_date() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to fetch a remote file and install it on the site.

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Published

2025-10-18

Last Modified

2025-12-19

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2017-20208

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
metagauss	registrationmagic	to 3.7.9.3 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-502	The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a PHP Object Injection in the RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.7.9.3). It occurs due to unsafe deserialization of untrusted input in the is_expired_by_date() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious PHP objects. This can lead to attackers executing arbitrary code by fetching and installing remote files on the affected site.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can have severe impacts including full compromise of the affected WordPress site. Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to data theft, site defacement, installation of malware, or complete loss of control over the website.

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