CVE-2025-60232
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 quantumcloud KBx Pro Ultimate knowledgebase-helpdesk-pro allows Object Injection.This issue affects KBx Pro Ultimate: from n/a through <= 8.0.5.
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 KBx Pro Ultimate knowledgebase-helpdesk-pro plugin from quantumcloud. The deserialization of untrusted data allows remote attackers to inject malicious PHP objects, potentially leveraging existing gadget chains to achieve remote code execution. All versions up to and including 8.0.5 are affected.
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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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Confirm KBx Pro Ultimate plugin is installedLocate the knowledgebase-helpdesk-pro plugin directory in your WordPress or CMS installation, typically under wp-content/plugins/knowledgebase-helpdesk-pro/ or similar path depending on your CMS platformAffected if The plugin directory exists on the server
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the main plugin file (usually named main.php, index.php, or plugin-name.php) inside the plugin directory for a version comment or constant definition, such as 'Version: X.X.X' or 'define( "KBX_VERSION", "..." )'Affected if The reported version is 8.0.5 or lower, or if no version is readable and the plugin appears to be the quantumcloud KBx Pro Ultimate plugin
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Verify plugin is activeQuery your CMS database plugin active status table or use admin interface to confirm the plugin is currently enabled and loadedAffected if The plugin is active and running in the production environment
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Review web server access logs for deserialization endpointsSearch access logs (typically in /var/log/apache2/, /var/log/nginx/, or your hosting provider logs) for unusual POST requests to callback handlers, unserialize calls, or plugin AJAX endpoints that may indicate exploitation attemptsAffected if Unexpected POST requests to plugin files containing terms like 'unserialize', 'callback', 'kbx', or serialized data patterns in the request body
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Inspect for unexpected PHP files in plugin directoryUse file system commands (find, ls, or your file manager) to list all .php files in the plugin directory and compare against expected baseline; look for recently created or modified files with suspicious names or encoded contentAffected if New or modified PHP files exist that were not part of the original plugin distribution, especially files with random names or containing base64_decode/eval/assert patterns
Your environment is affected if the KBx Pro Ultimate (knowledgebase-helpdesk-pro) plugin by quantumcloud is installed, active, and running version 8.0.5 or any prior version.
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 dataApply the latest vendor patch or update to a secure version of KBx Pro Ultimate as soon as available; given the CVSS 9.8 severity and network-exploitable nature, treat this as a critical priority. Consider reviewing server logs and filesystem for indicators of compromise.
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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-2025-60232 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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