CVE-2025-69371
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 KindlyCare kindlycare allows Object Injection.This issue affects KindlyCare: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.
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 KindlyCare WordPress theme due to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data. The unserialize() function is being called on user-controlled input without proper validation, allowing remote attackers to inject crafted PHP objects and potentially execute arbitrary code or conduct further attacks.
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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 KindlyCare theme is installedNavigate to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress admin dashboard and verify the KindlyCare theme is active, or check the /wp-content/themes/ directory for the kindlycare theme folder.Affected if The KindlyCare theme folder exists and is active in the WordPress installation.
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Identify the installed theme versionCheck the style.css file within the KindlyCare theme folder for the 'Version:' header comment, or look for a version defined in the theme's main PHP file.Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version, since no specific version ranges are provided compare to the latest version on the theme vendor site.
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Locate unserialize() calls in theme codeSearch all PHP files in the KindlyCare theme directory for the pattern 'unserialize(' using grep, a file search tool, or manual code review.Affected if Any unserialize() call is found within the KindlyCare theme files.
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Determine if unserialize() processes user inputExamine the code surrounding each unserialize() call to trace the source of the data being deserialized. Check if the input comes from $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, $_REQUEST, or database fields that could be influenced by user activity.Affected if The data passed to unserialize() originates from any user-controllable source without sanitization.
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Verify input validation exists before unserialize()Review the code immediately before each unserialize() call to see if there is any validation such as type checking, allowlist validation, signature verification, or use of a safe deserialization method like json_decode() instead.Affected if No validation or sanitization is performed on the data before it is passed to unserialize(), or if unserialize() is called directly on raw user input.
A user is affected if the KindlyCare theme is installed, contains unserialize() calls, and those calls process user-controlled input without prior validation or sanitization.
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 KindlyCare to the latest patched version. If no update is available, locate and sanitize all unserialize() calls in the theme code, replacing them with safer alternatives like json_decode() or implementing strict allowlist validation of the serialized data before deserialization.
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