CVE-2026-22384
Deserialization Object Injection in Applay-Shortcodes
Publication date: 2026-02-20
Last updated on: 2026-04-28
Assigner: Patchstack
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| applay | shortcodes | to 3.7 (inc) |
| leafcolor | applay_shortcodes | to 3.7 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-502 | The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid. |
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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
There is no specific information provided about detection commands or methods for this vulnerability in the available resources.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2026-22384 is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability found in the WordPress Applay - Shortcodes Plugin versions up to and including 3.7.
This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to inject PHP objects into the application, which can lead to various attacks such as code injection, SQL injection, path traversal, and denial of service if a suitable Property Oriented Programming (POP) chain is present.
It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection and requires contributor or developer privileges to exploit.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can have severe impacts including unauthorized code execution, database compromise through SQL injection, unauthorized file access via path traversal, and denial of service attacks.
If exploited, it can allow attackers to take control of the affected WordPress site or disrupt its normal operation.
No official patch is currently available, but mitigation rules exist to block exploitation attempts.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Since no official patch is currently available for CVE-2026-22384, it is recommended to apply the mitigation rule issued by Patchstack immediately to block attacks exploiting this vulnerability.
Users should apply this mitigation to protect their WordPress sites running the Applay - Shortcodes Plugin versions up to and including 3.7.