CVE-2025-48289CWE-502

WordPress Kids Planet theme <= 2.2.14 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Critical · published May 23, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A crafty deserialization issue means that untrusted data could lead to full object injection in Kids Planet! Think of this like a restaurant accepting any order without checking if it's valid — a nut allergy warning gets ignored, and the chef doesn’t even ask. It’s a recipe for chaos! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and manipulate objects within your site, potentially gaining complete control over it. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, destructive actions, or even a full system compromise. The consequences could be absolutely devastating! 🔥

Put simply

Think of this like a restaurant accepting any order without checking if it's valid — a nut allergy warning gets ignored, and the chef doesn’t even ask. It’s a recipe for chaos! This vulnerability in AncoraThemes Kids Planet allows remote code execution through deserialization of untrusted data. Attackers can send modified serialized data to exploit the application and execute arbitrary code, thus taking control of the site.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and manipulate objects within your site, potentially gaining complete control over it. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, destructive actions, or even a full system compromise. The consequences could be absolutely devastating! 🔥 Immediately upgrade Kids Planet to the latest version beyond 2.2.14. Review and sanitize all serialized data to ensure only trusted sources are accepted. Consider implementing additional security layers, such as input validation, to mitigate risks. You’ve got this! Patching this vulnerability will have your site feeling secure in no time! 🛡️

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
0.00499 · 41.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-05-23T12:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 MAY 12:43Z
    WordPress Kids Planet theme <= 2.2.14 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5