CVE-2026-27053: VideoWhisper Broadcast Live Video PHP Object Injection

CVE-2026-27053 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-06-15

The Broadcast Live Video plugin for WordPress, which allows websites to stream live video content, contains a critical security flaw. An unauthorized attacker can remotely send malicious data to the plugin to take control of the website. This could lead to the theft of sensitive data, website defacement, or a total service outage.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-27053 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-27053 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-27053?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 15 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
VideoWhisper.com Broadcast Live Video < 7.1.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-27053?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-27053 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-27053?
Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in the Broadcast Live Video plugin for WordPress due to the insecure deserialization of user-supplied input (CWE-502). The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to submit specially crafted input to the application. If the environment contains a suitable Property-Oriented Programming (POP) chain, the attacker can achieve remote code execution, perform SQL injection, or conduct path traversal. The vulnerability is resolved in version 7.1.3.

Affected products

  • VideoWhisper.com Broadcast Live Video < 7.1.3

Timeline

  • 2025-12-13: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Phat RiO
  • 2026-05-28: advisory: Patchstack published advisory and mitigation rules
  • 2026-06-15: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

References

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