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Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2025-32293

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in designthemes Finance Consultant finance allows Object Injection.This issue affects Finance Consultant: from n/a through <= 2.8.

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 confidence

A PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in the DesignThemes Finance Consultant theme (versions up to 2.8) due to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data. Attackers can exploit this to inject malicious PHP objects, potentially achieving remote code execution if suitable gadget chains exist in the codebase or loaded plugins.

MitigationReplace unsafe unserialize() calls with json_decode() for data transmission, or implement strict allowlist validation if deserialization is required. Update to the latest patched version immediately.

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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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Finance Consultant theme is installed
    Locate the Finance Consultant theme directory in the WordPress wp-content/themes/ folder, or check the theme list via WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes. Look for a folder named 'finance-consultant' or similar.
    Affected if The Finance Consultant theme by DesignThemes is active or installed on the WordPress site.
  2. Identify the installed theme version
    Check the style.css file within the theme folder for the 'Version:' header, or look in the theme's main PHP file for a version constant. Alternatively, query the WordPress database wp_options table for the 'template' and 'stylesheet' options.
    Affected if The theme version cannot be determined or is older than the patched version (compare any identified version against the vendor's release notes for fixes).
  3. Identify if deserialization is used on user input
    Search theme PHP files for calls to unserialize(), particularly where $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, or similar superglobals are passed as input. Use grep or a code search tool: grep -r "unserialize" path/to/theme/ and examine contexts where user-supplied data flows into these calls.
    Affected if The theme code contains unserialize() calls that process data from HTTP request parameters, cookies, or other user-controlled sources.
  4. Check for exploitable POP chain classes
    Examine the theme and active plugins for PHP classes with magic methods (__wakeup, __destruct, __toString, __call) that could form a property-oriented programming (POP) chain. Search for these method definitions in the codebase: grep -r "__wakeup\|__destruct\|__toString\|__call" path/to/theme/.
    Affected if Classes with magic methods are present and reachable through the unserialize() sink, potentially enabling remote code execution.
  5. Review server access and error logs
    Inspect web server access logs (Apache access_log, Nginx access.log) and PHP error logs for suspicious serialized payloads in request parameters, or warnings about unserialize() failures. Look for patterns like 'O:','a:','s:' in GET/POST data.
    Affected if Logs show serialized PHP objects in requests or unserialize-related errors/warnings.

A defender is affected if the Finance Consultant theme is installed, uses unserialize() on user input, and has exploitable POP chain classes present in the codebase.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace unsafe unserialize() calls with json_decode() for data transmission, or implement strict allowlist validation if deserialization is required. Update to the latest patched version immediately.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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