CVE-2025-49072 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-49072: WordPress Mr. Murphy < 1.2.12.1 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Ancorathemes
Product Mr. Murphy
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published June 6, 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 AncoraThemes Mr. Murphy mr-murphy allows Object Injection.This issue affects Mr. Murphy: from n/a through < 1.2.12.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Mr. Murphy versions up to 1.2.12.1 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site without user interaction. The vulnerability stems from unsafe handling of serialized data, enabling remote code execution through network requests. All versions through 1.2.12.1 are affected.

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 site compromise: attackers can steal data, modify content, install malware, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated