CVE-2025-31049CWE-502

WordPress Dash <= 1.3 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Critical · published May 23, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A deserialization vulnerability in themeton Dash allows for dangerous object injection — think of it as a delivery driver accepting packages without checking the sender! 🔥 Imagine a restaurant chef who takes food orders without reading the ticket properly. If a hacker crafts a malicious order, they could slip in anything they want, completely messing with the kitchen! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting harmful objects into the application, leading to unauthorized access and potentially catastrophic changes to the application state. This could compromise sensitive data or even allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code, putting all users at risk!

Put simply

Imagine a restaurant chef who takes food orders without reading the ticket properly. If a hacker crafts a malicious order, they could slip in anything they want, completely messing with the kitchen! The deserialization flaw in themeton Dash allows an attacker to modify or inject arbitrary objects into the application by exploiting untrusted data. This means that the application blindly accepts and executes data that wasn't properly validated or sanitized, leading to critical security issues.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting harmful objects into the application, leading to unauthorized access and potentially catastrophic changes to the application state. This could compromise sensitive data or even allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code, putting all users at risk! Immediately upgrade to version 1.4 or later of themeton Dash to patch this vulnerability. Additionally, ensure that you validate and sanitize all incoming data to prevent similar issues in the future. Regularly audit your application for any other potential deserialization vulnerabilities. You've got this! Stay vigilant, apply the updates, and keep your application secure! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00616 · 48.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-05-23T12:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 MAY 12:44Z
    WordPress Dash <= 1.3 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5