Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2026-56055

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-26
Mitigation only
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click 8 weeks old

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
Subscriber PHP Object Injection in RealHomes <= 4.5.3 versions.

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 RealHomes WordPress theme affecting versions 4.5.3 and below. The flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges (the lowest WordPress role) to inject arbitrary PHP objects by exploiting unsafe unserialize() on user-supplied data, potentially leading to remote code execution depending on available POP (Property-Oriented Programming) chains.

MitigationUpdate RealHomes theme to version 4.5.4 or later. If no patch is available, disable subscriber registration and review the codebase for unsafe unserialize() calls on any user-controlled input, replacing with json_decode() or safe parsing methods.

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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 checks

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

  1. Identify RealHomes theme installation and version
    In WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes to confirm RealHomes is active. Check the theme version by viewing the style.css file in the theme directory (typically /wp-content/themes/realhomes/) and look for the 'Version:' header in the file comments.
    Affected if The theme is active and the version listed is 4.5.3 or lower.
  2. Confirm WordPress user roles with subscriber-level access
    Navigate to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin dashboard. Review the list to identify any users assigned the Subscriber role, or check Users > Add New if user registration is enabled (Settings > General > Membership: "Anyone can register" with default role set to Subscriber).
    Affected if Any subscriber-level user accounts exist, or open registration allows new subscriber registrations.
  3. Locate unsafe unserialize() calls in theme files
    Use a file search or grep utility to scan PHP files in the RealHomes theme directory for patterns like 'unserialize($_POST', 'unserialize($_GET', 'unserialize($_REQUEST', or other unserialize() calls that process input without validation. Check common AJAX handlers and form processing files.
    Affected if Any unserialize() call is found that processes user-supplied input without prior sanitization.
  4. Audit for POP chain gadgets in active plugins
    Review all active plugins on the site, particularly popular ones like WooCommerce, bbPress, or plugins that may expose object methods usable in a POP chain for RCE. Check plugin versions against known vulnerable POP chain scenarios.
    Affected if Plugins with known POP chain capabilities are active and vulnerable to similar injection patterns.

A user is affected if the RealHomes theme version is 4.5.3 or below AND subscriber-level user accounts can access the site, enabling exploitation of the unsafe unserialize() call.

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

Update RealHomes theme to version 4.5.4 or later. If no patch is available, disable subscriber registration and review the codebase for unsafe unserialize() calls on any user-controlled input, replacing with json_decode() or safe parsing methods.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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