CVE-2025-52737 HIGH

CVE-2025-52737: WordPress WP Store Locator plugin <= 2.2.260 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Tijmen Smit
Product WP Store Locator
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published October 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator wp-store-locator allows Object Injection.This issue affects WP Store Locator: from n/a through <= 2.2.260.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Store Locator versions 2.2.260 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker with low-level WordPress access can craft malicious serialized data to trigger code execution. This affects all installations running the vulnerable version range.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site with the privileges of the WordPress user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any user with WordPress login access can compromise the entire site and access all data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (subscriber or higher).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated