CVE-2025-49073CWE-502

WordPress Sweet Dessert < 1.1.13 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Critical · published June 6, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A serious vulnerability in AxiomThemes' Sweet Dessert means an attacker could easily perform object injection with crafted data — that's like sneaking a fake order into a restaurant kitchen! 🔥 Think of it as a delivery person slipping a forged order into a restaurant's system, causing the chefs to whip up a dish that wasn't even requested. If the chefs don't check the order thoroughly, they might serve something dangerous instead! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious code, potentially gaining control over the application or compromising sensitive data. This could lead to devastating consequences, including data breaches and total system takeover — a nightmare for any developer!

Put simply

Think of it as a delivery person slipping a forged order into a restaurant's system, causing the chefs to whip up a dish that wasn't even requested. If the chefs don't check the order thoroughly, they might serve something dangerous instead! This deserialization vulnerability occurs when untrusted data is processed, allowing an attacker to manipulate object serialization and create unauthorized actions within the application.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious code, potentially gaining control over the application or compromising sensitive data. This could lead to devastating consequences, including data breaches and total system takeover — a nightmare for any developer! To mitigate this risk, upgrade Sweet Dessert to version 1.1.13 or later immediately. Additionally, implement strict input validation and avoid deserializing untrusted data in your applications to ensure robust security. You've got this! Just follow these steps, and you'll be well on your way to securing your application! 🛡️

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
0.00479 · 40.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-06-06T12:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JUN 12:13Z
    WordPress Sweet Dessert < 1.1.13 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5