CVE-2025-60221 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-60221: WordPress Captivate Sync Plugin <= 3.0.3 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Captivateaudio

Product Captivate Sync

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published October 22, 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 captivateaudio Captivate Sync captivatesync-trade allows Object Injection.This issue affects Captivate Sync: from n/a through <= 3.0.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Captivate Sync versions 3.0.3 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The vulnerability exists because the application deserializes untrusted data without proper validation. An attacker can exploit this remotely over the network without requiring user interaction or authentication.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run their own code on the server, read or modify any data, and take full control of the application.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the Captivate Sync application and potentially the underlying server, depending on deployment context.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the vulnerable Captivate Sync instance. No authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 22, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60221 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html

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