CVE-2025-32572 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-32572: WordPress Kata Plus Plugin <= 1.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Climax Themes
Product Kata Plus
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published April 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
View on NVD All CVEs

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 Climax Themes Kata Plus kata-plus allows Object Injection.This issue affects Kata Plus: from n/a through <= 1.5.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Kata Plus versions up to 1.5.3 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the site without user interaction. The vulnerability stems from unsafe handling of serialized data, enabling remote code execution through network requests. Site administrators should update immediately to a patched version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise, including data theft, malware injection, and loss of availability.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated