CVE-2026-116389: Phoenix Media Rename PHP object injection vulnerability

high 8.8 published 2026-10-28 · updated 2026-10-29

Affected versions: 3.13.5 and older
Fixed in: 3.13.6 *
Latest version: 3.13.6
Severity: High · CVSS 8.8
Active installs: 50,000+
Type: PHP object injection

* The source does not name a fixed version; this is the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

What an attacker needs

Access: A low-level account on the site, such as a subscriber or customer (per the CVSS score).

CVSS vector (score by Patchstack): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do now

Update Phoenix Media Rename to 3.13.6 or newer: Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
Not sure which version you run? Check your version against every known Phoenix Media Rename issue. With WP-CLI: wp plugin get phoenix-media-rename --field=version.
If you ran an affected version and something looks off (new admin users, spam pages, redirects), run the free scan below.

The advisory

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in crossi72 Phoenix Media Rename phoenix-media-rename allows Object Injection.This issue affects Phoenix Media Rename: from n/a through 3.13.5.

Description from the CVE record, published by Patchstack (the CVE Numbering Authority), via the NVD entry for CVE-2026-116389.

References

NVD CVE-2026-116389 nvd.nist.gov
Patchstack advisory patchstack.com

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Where this data comes from

CVE record, score and references: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Versions and install counts: wordpress.org/plugins/phoenix-media-rename (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
The summary, “what an attacker needs” and “what to do” sections are our plain-English reading of the record and the plugin's release history; the quoted description is the record's own text. Spot an error? Email Daniel.