CVE-2025-60237
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 Themeton Finag allows Object Injection.This issue affects Finag: 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 · moderate confidenceDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Themeton Finag theme allows PHP Object Injection. The vulnerability stems from unsafe use of deserialization on user-controlled data, potentially enabling remote code execution via crafted serialized objects.
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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 Themeton Finag installationSearch the webroot for files containing 'Finag' or 'themeton' branding, or check for a theme/plugin named Finag in the CMS (WordPress/other) directory structureAffected if The application is Themeton Finag theme or plugin
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Locate insecure unserialize() callsSearch the codebase for 'unserialize(' function calls, particularly in ajax handlers, form processors, or API endpoints. Use grep: grep -r "unserialize(" --include="*.php"Affected if Code contains unserialize() calls processing external input without validation
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Check if deserialization input is from user-controlled sourceReview the unserialize() calls found and trace whether the input comes from $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, $_REQUEST, or HTTP headers without sanitizationAffected if Unserialize receives data directly from superglobals or HTTP parameters
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Verify the vulnerable code path is exposedCheck if the file containing unserialize() is accessible via direct HTTP request (not protected by authentication or nonce checks). Look at the file's includes/requires and execution flow.Affected if The deserialization code can be reached without authentication via web request
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Identify gadget chain potentialSearch for libraries known to contain gadget chains (e.g., Doctrine, Symfony, Monolog, Laravel, Guzzle) in vendor or dependencies. Check composer.json or plugin/theme dependencies.Affected if The application or its dependencies include libraries susceptible to PHP object injection gadget chains
The environment is affected if Themeton Finag is installed AND contains accessible unserialize() calls that process untrusted user input without validation.
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 Themeton Finag to a patched version beyond 1.5.0. If no update is available, disable the theme and replace with a secure alternative. Audit code for unserialize() calls on untrusted input and replace with safer methods like JSON parsing.
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