CVE-2025-32572CWE-502

WordPress Kata Plus Plugin <= 1.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical · published April 17, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
49.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 An object injection vulnerability lurks in Kata Plus, potentially allowing attackers to manipulate data like a magician pulling rabbits out of hats! 🎩 Think of this vulnerability as a restaurant that serves a gourmet meal based on any recipe a customer hands in, without checking what ingredients are actually used — a recipe could lead to disastrous or unauthorized results! An attacker could exploit this flaw to inject malicious objects, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or even executing arbitrary code. The stakes are high, leading to a complete compromise of the system, which could wreak havoc on users' data and operations!

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability as a restaurant that serves a gourmet meal based on any recipe a customer hands in, without checking what ingredients are actually used — a recipe could lead to disastrous or unauthorized results! This deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate object data and perform object injection, impacting versions up to 1.5.3 of Kata Plus.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this flaw to inject malicious objects, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or even executing arbitrary code. The stakes are high, leading to a complete compromise of the system, which could wreak havoc on users' data and operations! It's critical to patch Kata Plus immediately to version 1.5.4 to close this vulnerability. Additionally, validate and sanitize any user input to prevent untrusted data from being processed. Regular security audits can also help ensure ongoing protection. You've got this! Take action now, and you'll keep your applications secure and your users safe. 🛡️

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
0.00627 · 49.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-04-17T15:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 APR 15:47Z
    WordPress Kata Plus Plugin <= 1.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
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