Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2026-57770

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-13
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 5 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
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ThemeGoods Grand Photography grandphotography allows Object Injection.This issue affects Grand Photography: from n/a through <= 5.7.8.

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 · high confidence

A PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in the ThemeGoods Grand Photography theme due to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data. Attackers can exploit this to inject malicious PHP objects, potentially achieving remote code execution depending on available POP (Property Oriented Programming) chains in the application.

MitigationUpdate Grand Photography theme to the latest patched version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the theme and replace with a maintained alternative, or implement input validation/sanitization at the deserialization entry points.

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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

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  1. Confirm Grand Photography theme is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Appearance > Themes, or inspect the /wp-content/themes/ directory for a folder named 'grand-photography' or similar variant of 'grand-photography-theme'
    Affected if The Grand Photography theme by ThemeGoods is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed theme version
    Check the theme's style.css file (usually in wp-content/themes/grand-photography/style.css) for the 'Version:' header, or look in the theme's main PHP file for a version constant
    Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is not listed as patched by ThemeGoods
  3. Locate deserialization entry points
    Search theme PHP files for calls to unserialize(), eval(), preg_replace() with /e modifier, or extract() on user-controlled input. Check AJAX handlers (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) and front-end submission forms that the theme provides
    Affected if The theme contains unserialize() calls processing data from $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, or HTTP request bodies without prior validation
  4. Check for exposed serialized data handling
    Review theme shortcodes and AJAX endpoints for parameters that accept base64-encoded or serialized data. Test by submitting crafted serialized payloads to theme endpoints (if authorized in a test environment)
    Affected if Theme endpoints accept and unserialize() data from unauthenticated or authenticated user input
  5. Inspect for malicious PHP objects or backdoors
    Review recently modified PHP files in the theme directory, check for eval() base64_decode() combinations, or unusual files created outside normal theme structure
    Affected if Suspicious code patterns found or unexpected files exist in the theme directory

You are affected if the ThemeGoods Grand Photography theme is installed and its version contains unsafe deserialization logic processing untrusted input without validation.

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

Update Grand Photography theme to the latest patched version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the theme and replace with a maintained alternative, or implement input validation/sanitization at the deserialization entry points.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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