CVE-2025-60212
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 designthemes VEDA veda allows Object Injection.This issue affects VEDA: from n/a through <= 4.2.
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 · high confidenceThe vulnerability is a PHP Object Injection issue caused by unsafe deserialization of untrusted data in the VEDA theme (version 4.2 and below). Attackers can inject malicious PHP objects into the application by supplying crafted serialized data, potentially leading to remote code execution depending on available gadget chains in the application or included 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify VEDA theme is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes to confirm VEDA theme is installed and active. Alternatively, check /wp-content/themes/veda/ directory exists.Affected if VEDA theme is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify VEDA theme versionCheck theme style.css header for 'Version:' value, or look in theme functions.php for version constant. Compare against vendor release notes for patched versions.Affected if Installed version is older than the vendor-published patched version
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Locate unsafe unserialize() callsSearch theme files (*.php) for pattern: unserialize($_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or similar user-supplied arrays. Use grep: grep -r "unserialize.*\$_\(GET|POST|REQUEST" in theme directory.Affected if Theme contains unserialize() calls processing untrusted input without validation
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Inspect input handling for serialized dataReview theme PHP files that handle form submissions, API calls, or URL parameters for use of unserialize() or similar deserialization functions.Affected if Theme deserializes data from user-controlled sources without sanitization
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Check for magic method exposureAudit loaded plugins and theme code for PHP magic methods (__wakeup, __destruct, __toString, __call) that could be chained for RCE if POI exists.Affected if Magic methods exist in theme or plugins that could be triggered by injected PHP objects
A user is affected if VEDA theme is installed, running an unpatched version, and the theme processes untrusted serialized data through unsafe unserialize() calls.
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 type whitelist for allowed classes. Validate and sanitize all input before deserialization, and ensure no user-controllable data reaches deserialization functions.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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