CVE-2024-31211
Publication date 4 April 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
WordPress is an open publishing platform for the Web. Unserialization of instances of the `WP_HTML_Token` class allows for code execution via its `__destruct()` magic method. This issue was fixed in WordPress 6.4.2 on December 6th, 2023. Versions prior to 6.4.0 are not affected.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-m257-q4m5-j653
- https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-4-2/#installation-update-information
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/12/psa-critical-pop-chain-allowing-remote-code-execution-patched-in-wordpress-6-4-2/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31211