CVE-2025-31049
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 themeton Dash allows Object Injection. This issue affects Dash: from n/a through 1.3.
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 confidencethemeton Dash contains a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) where untrusted data is being passed to PHP's unserialize() function without proper validation. This allows attackers to craft malicious serialized PHP objects that can trigger magic methods (like __wakeup, __destruct, __invoke) to achieve remote code execution, file operations, or other attacks.
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CVSS 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 themeton Dash installationCheck your WordPress site's wp-content/themes or wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'themeton', 'dash', or 'themeton-dash'. Look for a style.css or readme.txt file inside to find the installed version number.Affected if themeton Dash theme or plugin is installed and the version cannot be confirmed as patched
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Locate PHP files with unserialize() callsSearch within the themeton Dash theme/plugin folder for files containing 'unserialize(' using grep, a file search tool, or code editor. Common paths include theme root, includes/, or lib/ directories.Affected if Any PHP file in the themeton Dash installation contains an unserialize() call receiving user-controlled or external input
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Verify input source for unserialize()Examine each unserialize() call found and trace its data source. Check if the input comes from $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, database values, API responses, or file content that could be manipulated by an attacker.Affected if The unserialize() function receives data from an untrusted source without prior validation such as json_decode, HMAC verification, or class whitelisting
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Test accessible endpointsIf themeton Dash exposes any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, or public-facing forms, inspect the source code to see if they invoke the vulnerable unserialize() code path.Affected if The vulnerable unserialize() code is reachable via web requests without authentication or with standard user privileges
Your environment is affected if themeton Dash is installed and contains unserialize() calls that process untrusted input from web requests, cookies, or external data sources.
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.
From vendor dataReplace unsafe unserialize() calls with json_decode() or implement a strict whitelist of allowed classes if serialization is required. Additionally, implement cryptographic integrity checks (HMAC) on serialized data if it must be used.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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