CVE-2025-31927 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-31927: WordPress Acerola <= 1.6.5 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Themeton

Product Acerola

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published May 23, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in themeton Acerola allows Object Injection. This issue affects Acerola: from n/a through 1.6.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Acerola versions up to 1.6.5 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site without user interaction. The vulnerability exists in how the product processes untrusted serialized data. An attacker can exploit this remotely over the network to gain full control of the affected system.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site and take complete control of it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the site, including data theft, malware injection, and service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 23, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31927 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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