CVE-2025-32658
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 wpWax HelpGent helpgent allows Object Injection.This issue affects HelpGent: from n/a through <= 2.2.5.
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 confidenceThis is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the wpWax HelpGent WordPress plugin caused by insecure deserialization of untrusted data. The flaw allows attackers to inject malicious PHP objects, potentially leading to remote code execution if a suitable gadget chain exists within the application or loaded libraries.
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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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Verify HelpGent plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate the HelpGent plugin in the list, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a helpgent folderAffected if The HelpGent plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed HelpGent versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the HelpGent plugin to view its version number, or read the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/helpgent/main.phpAffected if The installed version matches the vulnerable version range (check HelpGent release notes for the specific vulnerable version)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify that HelpGent shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if The plugin is currently active and processing user-submitted data
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Check for unsafe deserialization usageInspect HelpGent plugin code for calls to unserialize() on user-controlled input, typically involving $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parametersAffected if The plugin contains unserialize() calls processing untrusted data without sanitization
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Assess presence of magic methods in environmentReview all installed WordPress plugins and theme for classes with __wakeup, __destruct, __toString, or __call magic methods that could be chained for RCEAffected if Any plugin or theme contains exploitable magic methods that could be triggered via the PHP object injection
You are affected if HelpGent is installed, active, and contains the unsafe deserialization vulnerability, especially if other plugins with exploitable magic methods are present.
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 dataImmediately update HelpGent to the latest version when available. If no patch exists, identify and remediate the insecure deserialization point (typically unserialize() calls) and ensure all user input is properly validated before processing.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2025-32658 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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