CVE-2020-36726
Ultimate Reviews < 2.1.33 - PHP Object Injection
CVE-2020-36726 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Etoilewebdesign Ultimate Reviews, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The Ultimate Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.1.32 via deserialization of untrusted input in several vulnerable functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Ultimate Reviews < 2.1.33 - PHP Object Injection
The Ultimate Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.1.32 via deserialization of untrusted input in several vulnerable functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin.
- Record
CVE-2020-36726- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24168
9.8
The Ultimate Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.1.32 via deserialization of untrusted input in several vulnerable functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin.
- Record
EUVD-2020-24168- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7jf-6m2v-3ffq
9.8
The Ultimate Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to...
The Ultimate Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.1.32 via deserialization of untrusted input in several vulnerable functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin.
- Record
GHSA-p7jf-6m2v-3ffq- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
The Ultimate Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.1.32 via deserialization of untrusted input in several vulnerable functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin.
- Record
CVE-2020-36726- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db30acd7-ce51-45d9-8ff0-6ceea8237a8c?source=cve
blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-ultimate-reviews-plugin-fixed-insecure-deserialization-vulnerability
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2409141
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36726
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p7jf-6m2v-3ffq