SoledadWordPress extension · Pencidesign
CVE-2023-49826
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in PenciDesign Soledad – Multipurpose, Newspaper, Blog & WooCommerce WordPress Theme.This issue affects Soledad – Multipurpose, Newspaper, Blog & WooCommerce WordPress Theme: from n/a through 8.4.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in the PenciDesign Soledad WordPress theme. The vulnerability allows untrusted data to be passed to PHP's unserialize() function, which can lead to PHP Object Injection and potentially remote code execution if exploitable gadget chains exist within the theme or loaded plugins.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
SoledadWordPress extension
< 8.4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Soledad theme versionNavigate to wp-content/themes/soledad and open style.css. Look for the 'Version:' field in the theme header comment block, or use WordPress admin: Appearance > Themes to view the active theme version.Affected if the reported version is lower than 8.4.2
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Check WordPress theme directory for SoledadList the contents of wp-content/themes/ to confirm the Soledad theme directory exists and contains theme files (style.css, functions.php, etc.).Affected if the Soledad theme directory exists and contains theme files
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Verify theme is actively loadedIn WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes and confirm the Soledad theme is activated as the current theme.Affected if Soledad is the active theme and the version is below 8.4.2
A user is affected if the Soledad theme is installed and active with a version lower than 8.4.2, as that version range contains the insecure deserialization vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped8.4.2
Update the Soledad theme to version 8.4.2 or later if a patched version is available. If no patch is released, consider migrating to an actively maintained theme or temporarily disable the theme while implementing additional input validation on any deserialization endpoints.
Soledad theme version 8.4.2
- Backup the WordPress site before making any changes
- Update the Soledad theme to version 8.4.2 or later through WordPress admin dashboard (Appearance > Themes) or via FTP/upload
- Verify the theme version has been updated successfully after the upgrade
- Test critical site functionality to ensure the update did not break existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Soledad
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-49826 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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