WordPress Enable Media Replace plugin <= 4.2.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.2.3
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Subscriber PHP Object Injection in Enable Media Replace <= 4.2.2 versions.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- enable-media-replace
through 4.2.2
References 1
Questions about CVE-2026-73186
What does this mean?
The plugin does not safely handle serialized PHP data, so an attacker can make the site process that data in a way that runs harmful actions on the server. The advisory describes this as PHP Object Injection.Source: patchstack.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Enable Media Replace version 4.2.2 and earlier are affected. To check, look at the plugin version shown on the WordPress Plugins screen or in the plugin's header in the admin dashboard.Source: patchstack.com
What should I do about it?
Update Enable Media Replace to version 4.2.3 or later.Source: patchstack.com
Is it being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data