CVE-2025-60215
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 Kriya kriya allows Object Injection.This issue affects Kriya: from n/a through <= 3.4.
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 confidenceA PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in the designthemes Kriya theme where untrusted data is deserialized without proper validation. This allows attackers to inject malicious PHP objects potentially leading to arbitrary code execution if suitable magic methods (like __wakeup or __destruct) are present in the application or loaded plugins.
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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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Identify if Kriya theme is installedLocate the theme directory - typically in wp-content/themes/kriya/ or similar. Check theme style.css for 'Kriya' or 'DesignThemes' in the header comments.Affected if The Kriya theme by DesignThemes is present in the WordPress themes directory
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Search for unsafe unserialize() callsSearch theme files for 'unserialize(' pattern, particularly in PHP files within the theme directory. Use grep or file search: grep -r "unserialize(" /path/to/themes/kriya/Affected if Any unserialize() calls are found in the theme code
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Check if unserialize processes user inputReview files containing unserialize() and trace whether data comes from $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, or database fields that could be user-controlled.Affected if User-supplied data (request parameters, cookies, or stored user data) flows directly into unserialize() without validation
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Verify no input validation exists before deserializationExamine the unserialize() call locations for any preceding validation such as json_decode(), whitelisting, type checking, or signature verification.Affected if No validation, sanitization, or safe deserialization method (like json_decode) precedes the unserialize() call on user input
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Check for exploitable magic methodsReview loaded plugins and theme code for PHP classes with __wakeup, __destruct, __toString, or __call magic methods that could be chained for code execution.Affected if Any classes with dangerous magic methods are autoloadable in the application context
You are affected if the Kriya theme is installed AND it contains unserialize() calls that process untrusted user input without validation, enabling potential PHP object injection.
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 whitelisting/validation before deserialization. Audit the codebase for all deserialization points and remove any vulnerable unserialize() usage on user input.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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