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Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2026-25032

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-25
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 park_of_ideas Ricky ricky allows Object Injection.This issue affects Ricky: from n/a through < 2.31.

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

This is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the Ricky WordPress plugin. The plugin deserializes untrusted data without proper validation, allowing attackers to inject malicious PHP objects and potentially execute arbitrary code via magic methods.

MitigationReplace unsafe deserialization with safe formats like JSON, implement strict input validation, and update to version 2.31 or later once the patch is released.

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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 checks

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

  1. Verify Ricky plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Ricky' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a 'ricky' folder
    Affected if The Ricky plugin is present on the WordPress site
  2. Check installed version number
    In WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find the Ricky plugin and note the version number displayed below the plugin name
    Affected if Version is lower than 2.31 or the version cannot be determined (unpatched)
  3. Identify if deserialization functions exist in plugin code
    Search plugin source files for calls to unserialize(), var_export(), var_dump() or similar PHP functions that handle object serialization
    Affected if The plugin contains unserialize() calls that process data without sanitization
  4. Check if user-controlled input reaches deserialization
    Review plugin PHP files for any $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST or similar superglobal inputs being passed directly to unserialize() functions
    Affected if User input from request parameters is being deserialized without validation

A user is affected if the Ricky plugin is installed with a version lower than 2.31 and the plugin contains insecure deserialization logic that processes untrusted input.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Replace unsafe deserialization with safe formats like JSON, implement strict input validation, and update to version 2.31 or later once the patch is released.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Ricky version 2.31

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find the 'Ricky' plugin by park_of_ideas
  4. Check the current version installed
  5. If the installed version is before 2.31, click 'Update Now' or manually update to version 2.31 or later
  6. After updating, verify the new version number reflects 2.31 or higher

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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