CVE-2025-31398CWE-502

WordPress PIMP - Creative MultiPurpose <= 1.7 - Deserialization of untrusted data Vulnerability

Critical · published June 9, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 A crafty deserialization flaw in PIMP - Creative MultiPurpose could let attackers inject objects like a chef slipping in a surprise ingredient without a single order! Imagine a restaurant where a waiter delivers meals without checking the recipes — anyone could send in their own concoctions, leading to disastrous results. That's what this vulnerability allows: rogue data getting through unchecked and wreaking havoc in your application! If exploited, an attacker could manipulate the application to execute arbitrary code, potentially gaining full control over your system. This could lead to devastating outcomes like data theft, unauthorized access, or even the complete takeover of your site, leaving your users' information hanging by a thread!

Put simply

Imagine a restaurant where a waiter delivers meals without checking the recipes — anyone could send in their own concoctions, leading to disastrous results. That's what this vulnerability allows: rogue data getting through unchecked and wreaking havoc in your application! This vulnerability stems from the deserialization of untrusted data, allowing an attacker to craft malicious objects that the application unwittingly accepts, leading to object injection and potentially remote code execution.

What to do

If exploited, an attacker could manipulate the application to execute arbitrary code, potentially gaining full control over your system. This could lead to devastating outcomes like data theft, unauthorized access, or even the complete takeover of your site, leaving your users' information hanging by a thread! To safeguard your application, immediately update to the latest version of PIMP - Creative MultiPurpose, as versions through 1.7 are vulnerable. It's crucial to implement strict validation of all incoming data and consider using safer serialization methods to avoid this issue in the future. You've got this! Patch your applications, and you'll be well on your way to becoming a security hero! 🦸‍♂️

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
0.00590 · 47.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-06-09T15:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 15:56Z
    WordPress PIMP - Creative MultiPurpose <= 1.7 - Deserialization of untrusted data Vulnerability
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