Uncanny Automator <= 6.4.0.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in automator_api_decode_message Function

Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVE CVE-2025-3623
CVSS Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published May 13, 2025
Last Updated June 13, 2025
Researcher mikemyers, Gai Tanaka (63n0)
Description

The Uncanny Automator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.0.1 via deserialization of untrusted input in the automator_api_decode_message() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug uncanny-automator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 6.4.0.1
Patched Version
  • 6.4.0.2
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