Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2025-48289

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-23
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 AncoraThemes Kids Planet kidsplanet allows Object Injection.This issue affects Kids Planet: from n/a through <= 2.2.14.

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 deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the Kids Planet WordPress theme allows PHP object injection. This occurs when the application deserializes data from untrusted sources without proper validation, potentially enabling remote code execution if suitable 'gadget chains' (available PHP classes with magic methods) exist in the application or loaded plugins.

MitigationUpdate Kids Planet theme to the latest patched version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the theme and audit code for insecure use of unserialize() on user-controlled data, implementing whitelisting or avoiding deserialization entirely.

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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 checks

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

  1. Confirm Kids Planet theme is installed
    Navigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin dashboard and verify if the Kids Planet theme is present in the theme listing
    Affected if The Kids Planet theme is installed or active on the WordPress site
  2. Identify the installed theme version
    Check the style.css file within the Kids Planet theme directory (wp-content/themes/kids-planet/) for the 'Version:' header in the file comments, or inspect theme metadata via WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes > Theme Details
    Affected if The installed version falls within any vulnerable version range that has not been patched
  3. Locate insecure deserialization calls in theme code
    Search the Kids Planet theme directory for the use of unserialize() function by running: grep -r "unserialize" wp-content/themes/kids-planet/ or using a file search in a code editor
    Affected if The theme contains any unserialize() calls operating on data that could be influenced by users
  4. Determine if unserialize() receives user-controlled input
    Examine each unserialize() call found and trace back the data source to determine if it originates from HTTP request parameters, POST data, cookies, or other user-supplied input
    Affected if Untrusted/user-controlled data reaches the unserialize() function without validation or sanitization
  5. Check for active plugin gadget chains
    Review installed WordPress plugins for classes with magic methods (__wakeup, __destruct, __toString, etc.) that could form gadget chains, as these would increase exploitability if the object injection is reachable
    Affected if Plugins with exploitable gadget chains are active alongside the vulnerable theme code path

The environment is affected if the Kids Planet theme is installed and contains insecure unserialize() calls that process untrusted user input without validation.

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

Update Kids Planet theme to the latest patched version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the theme and audit code for insecure use of unserialize() on user-controlled data, implementing whitelisting or avoiding deserialization entirely.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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