Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2025-67619

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in designthemes Kids Heaven kids-world allows Object Injection.This issue affects Kids Heaven: from n/a through <= 3.2.

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 · moderate confidence

The Kids Heaven theme for WordPress contains a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject PHP objects by passing crafted serialized data. This object injection can potentially lead to remote code execution if magic methods or POP chains exist in the theme or in any installed plugins.

MitigationReplace unsafe unserialize() calls with json_decode() or implement proper whitelist validation before deserialization. Additionally, ensure no vulnerable POP chains exist by removing or securing any destructible magic methods in the theme code.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Kids Heaven theme installation
    Navigate to wp-content/themes/kids-heaven/ and locate style.css or functions.php to read the theme version comment header, or query the WordPress database for active theme details
    Affected if The theme is installed and active, and the version falls within any known affected range (or is unpatched for this deserialization flaw)
  2. Locate unsafe unserialize() calls in theme code
    Search all PHP files in wp-content/themes/kids-heaven/ for the pattern 'unserialize(' using grep, grep -r "unserialize(" /path/to/wp-content/themes/kids-heaven/, or a file search tool
    Affected if Any unserialize() call exists in the theme files, indicating potential vulnerability to object injection
  3. Identify input sources feeding unserialize()
    For each unserialize() call found, trace back the variable passed into it; examine the surrounding code to determine if the data originates from $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, file imports, or API inputs
    Affected if The unserialize() call processes data from user-controlled sources without prior sanitization or validation
  4. Check for magic methods in theme code
    Search the theme PHP files for magic method definitions: __destruct, __wakeup, __toString, __get, __set, __call using grep or code inspection
    Affected if Magic methods exist in the theme and could be triggered via the deserialization gadget chain, potentially enabling RCE

A user is affected if the Kids Heaven theme is installed with active unserialize() calls that handle untrusted input, combined with exploitable magic methods or POP chains in the theme or plugins.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace unsafe unserialize() calls with json_decode() or implement proper whitelist validation before deserialization. Additionally, ensure no vulnerable POP chains exist by removing or securing any destructible magic methods in the theme code.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,980
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