CVE-2025-60221CWE-502insecure-deserialization

CVE-2025-60221

Critical · published October 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 An object injection vulnerability lurks in Captivate Sync, and it could allow attackers to take control of your data! 🔥 Think of it like a sneaky chef who can add whatever they want to your order without you knowing — what’s supposed to be a simple recipe turns into a mystery dish! 🍽️ An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious objects, leading to potentially devastating consequences such as unauthorized access to sensitive data, data manipulation, or even complete system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a serious and urgent threat to your application.

Put simply

Think of it like a sneaky chef who can add whatever they want to your order without you knowing — what’s supposed to be a simple recipe turns into a mystery dish! 🍽️ This CVE is caused by insecure deserialization of untrusted data in Captivate Sync, allowing attackers to craft malicious input that the application accepts and executes as an object, thereby granting them control.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious objects, leading to potentially devastating consequences such as unauthorized access to sensitive data, data manipulation, or even complete system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a serious and urgent threat to your application. To protect yourself, immediately upgrade to a safe version of Captivate Sync, specifically above 3.0.3. Additionally, review your deserialization processes to ensure only trusted data is processed and implement robust input validation. 🛡️ You can handle this! By taking these steps, you'll enhance your security and be one step closer to being 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
0.00581 · 47.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-10-22T19:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 14:32Z
    WordPress Captivate Sync Plugin <= 3.0.3 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5