CVE-2025-69035
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 strongholdthemes Dental Care CPT dentalcare-cpt allows Object Injection.This issue affects Dental Care CPT: from n/a through <= 20.2.
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 confidenceA PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in the Dental Care CPT WordPress plugin by strongholdthemes. The plugin deserializes untrusted data (likely via PHP's unserialize() function on user-controlled input), allowing attackers to inject malicious PHP objects. When exploitable 'gadget chains' (classes with magic methods like __destruct or __wakeup) exist in the plugin or WordPress environment, this can lead 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
- 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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Confirm Dental Care CPT plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Dental Care CPT' by strongholdthemes, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'dental-care-cpt' or similarAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin's main PHP file header for 'Version:' comment, or view the plugin in WordPress plugin repository for version number. Compare against any official security release notesAffected if Version is at or below the vulnerable version (if known) or cannot be determined to be patched
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Locate unserialize() calls in plugin codeSearch plugin PHP files for 'unserialize' function calls: grep -r "unserialize" /path/to/wp-content/plugins/dental-care-cpt/ or use a code analysis toolAffected if Code contains unserialize() calls operating on user-controlled input (e.g., $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, or database values from untrusted sources)
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Verify user input reaches the deserialize sinkTrace the data flow from HTTP request parameters to the unserialize() call. Check if $_REQUEST, $_GET['data'], $_POST['data'], or similar user input is passed directly to unserialize()Affected if User-supplied data from HTTP requests flows into the unserialize() function without validation
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Check for gadget chain availabilityReview plugin code and loaded WordPress environment for classes containing magic methods (__destruct, __wakeup, __toString, __call) that could form an exploitation chainAffected if Vulnerable unserialize() exists AND gadget chain classes are present in the plugin or WordPress environment that could enable code execution
A user is affected if the Dental Care CPT plugin is installed with a vulnerable version containing unsafe unserialize() on user input, and gadget chains exist in the environment that could be chained for code execution.
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() and structured data handling, or implement strict allowlist validation before any deserialization occurs. Update the plugin to the latest version if available.
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