Summary
CVE-2026-84834 is a critical, unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability (CWE-502, Deserialization of Untrusted Data) affecting the EyeCix Technologies JobSearch WordPress plugin in versions up to and including 3.2.0. The flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to submit crafted serialized data that the plugin deserializes, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical).
Technical details
- Root cause: The plugin deserializes attacker-controlled input without adequate validation, enabling PHP Object Injection (CAPEC-586).
- Trigger conditions: No authentication or user interaction is required; an attacker only needs network access to a vulnerable JobSearch installation.
- Attack vector: Network (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N).
- Impact: If a usable "POP chain" (a sequence of existing classes/methods that can be chained during deserialization) is present in the WordPress environment, exploitation can lead to arbitrary file operations, data manipulation, or remote code execution, in addition to the direct impact reflected in the CVSS score of full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.
Affected software
- EyeCix Technologies JobSearch WordPress plugin, versions ≤ 3.2.0
Severity
- CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.8 (Critical)
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Mitigation and recommended actions
- Immediate: No fixed version has been publicly confirmed for this CVE as of publication. Site owners should check for and apply the latest available JobSearch plugin update from the vendor as soon as one addressing this issue is released.
- If no patch is available: Restrict or disable public access to the JobSearch plugin’s exposed endpoints where feasible, deploy a web application firewall rule to block requests containing serialized PHP object payloads, and monitor logs for anomalous POST data. Consider temporarily deactivating the plugin on internet-facing WordPress sites until a fix is confirmed and applied.
How IONIX identifies potentially affected assets
IONIX matches the following signal against data already collected when it crawled the asset; identifying the technology sends no request beyond that crawl.
- Raw response body:
/wp-content/plugins/wp-jobsearch/

