CVE-2025-60225
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 AncoraThemes BugsPatrol bugspatrol allows Object Injection.This issue affects BugsPatrol: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
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 confidenceA deserialization vulnerability in the BugsPatrol WordPress plugin (version <=1.5.0) by AncoraThemes allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious PHP objects via untrusted input, potentially leading to remote code execution.
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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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Locate BugsPatrol plugin installationCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named bugspatrol or similar. Also check wp-content/plugins/bugspatrol/ for the plugin files.Affected if The bugspatrol folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory.
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Determine installed versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually bugspatrol.php) or readme.txt in the plugin folder and look for the version comment or header. Compare against version 1.5.0.Affected if The version is 1.5.0 or lower.
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Check if plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and check if BugsPatrol is activated. Alternatively, query the wp_options table for option_name = 'active_plugins'.Affected if BugsPatrol appears in the active_plugins list.
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Identify deserialization entry pointsSearch plugin source files for PHP functions: unserialize(), eval(), preg_replace() with /e modifier, assert(), or similar unsafe functions that process user input.Affected if The plugin contains deserialization or code execution functions that process request parameters without sanitization.
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Check for unauthenticated accessExamine AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks) and form processing in the plugin. Verify if any accept unauthenticated requests.Affected if The plugin registers AJAX or form handlers accessible to unauthenticated users.
You are affected if the BugsPatrol plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.5.0 or lower, with unauthenticated deserialization entry points present in the code.
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 dataUpdate BugsPatrol to the latest patched version immediately. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin until a fix is released.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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