What the vulnerability does
01Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in emarket-design Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress employee-directory allows Object Injection.This issue affects Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through <= 4.5.5.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Employee Directory plugin for WordPress contains a deserialization vulnerability in versions up to 4.5.5. An attacker can send a specially crafted request over the network to deserialize untrusted data, potentially running their own code on the site. No authentication or user interaction is required. Sites running affected versions should update immediately.
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: attacker can steal data, modify content, create admin accounts, or deface the site.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction needed.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
August 28, 2025
CVE published
April 28, 2026
Record updated