CVE-2025-54686CWE-502

WordPress Exertio Theme <= 1.3.2 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Critical · published August 14, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 An unchecked box in Exertio allows Object Injection through deserialization — it’s like letting someone swap your dessert order without looking! Think of it as a restaurant where the chef accepts any ingredient someone hands over without double-checking. If the delivery person sneaks in something unexpected, the chef might whip up a dish you definitely didn’t order, potentially with disastrous results! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious objects into the application, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or even full system compromise. This is absolutely devastating because once they get in, it's like giving them the keys to the entire kitchen!

Put simply

Think of it as a restaurant where the chef accepts any ingredient someone hands over without double-checking. If the delivery person sneaks in something unexpected, the chef might whip up a dish you definitely didn’t order, potentially with disastrous results! This deserialization vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate the data being processed by Exertio, enabling them to inject arbitrary objects which the application may process without validation. Affected versions are those up to and including 1.3.2, creating a significant risk for users.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious objects into the application, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or even full system compromise. This is absolutely devastating because once they get in, it's like giving them the keys to the entire kitchen! Immediate action is required! Update to version 1.3.3 to patch this vulnerability, and review your application’s deserialization processes to ensure they validate incoming data strictly. Implementing security measures such as input filtering can also help mitigate risks. You’ve got this! Fixing this issue will boost your security and keep your systems 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
0.00396 · 32.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-08-14T10:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 AUG 10:34Z
    WordPress Exertio Theme <= 1.3.2 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
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