Polylang

{
    "slug": "polylang",
    "pattern": "unserialize_after_remote_call",
    "kind": "builtin",
    "version": "3.8.2",
    "hit_count": 3,
    "first_hit": {
        "file": "src/install/plugin-updater.php",
        "line": 635,
        "snippet": "L617: $request = wp_remote_post(  \u2192  L635: $request->sections = maybe_unserialize( $request->sections );"
    },
    "explanation": "a remote HTTP fetch (`wp_remote_*`/`curl_exec`) is followed by `unserialize`/`maybe_unserialize` within the same file \u2014 classic PHP Object Injection C2 gadget used by EP and most WP supply-chain backdoors. Legit plugins essentially never do this."
}

{
    "slug": "polylang",
    "previous_version": "3.8.2",
    "current_version": "3.8.2",
    "new_findings": [
        {
            "pattern": "unserialize_after_remote_call",
            "kind": "builtin",
            "file": "src/install/plugin-updater.php",
            "line": 635,
            "snippet": "L617: $request = wp_remote_post(  \u2192  L635: $request->sections = maybe_unserialize( $request->sections );",
            "confidence": "high"
        },
        {
            "pattern": "unserialize_after_remote_call",
            "kind": "builtin",
            "file": "src/install/plugin-updater.php",
            "line": 641,
            "snippet": "L632: $request = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $request ) );  \u2192  L641: $request->banners = maybe_unserialize( $request->banners );",
            "confidence": "high"
        },
        {
            "pattern": "unserialize_after_remote_call",
            "kind": "builtin",
            "file": "src/install/plugin-updater.php",
            "line": 645,
            "snippet": "L632: $request = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $request ) );  \u2192  L645: $request->icons = maybe_unserialize( $request->icons );",
            "confidence": "high"
        }
    ],
    "new_finding_count": 3
}