The Boost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the STYXKEY-BOOST_USER_LOCATION cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Pixelyoursite
Pixelyoursite boost
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Vendors & Products Pixelyoursite
Pixelyoursite boost
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Description The Boost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the STYXKEY-BOOST_USER_LOCATION cookie. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
Title Boost <= 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via STYXKEY-BOOST_USER_LOCATION Cookie
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-05-20T02:27:48.485Z

Updated: 2026-05-20T12:47:24.288Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T15:30:51.110Z

Link: CVE-2026-7637

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T12:47:21.001Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-20T04:16:56.747

Modified: 2026-05-20T13:54:54.890

Link: CVE-2026-7637

cve-icon Redhat

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