CVE-2026-22453 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-22453: WordPress Pets Club theme <= 2.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Themerex

Product Pets Club

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published March 5, 2026

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 ThemeREX Pets Club petclub allows Object Injection.This issue affects Pets Club: from n/a through <= 2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Pets Club versions 2.3 and earlier contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on the site without user interaction. The vulnerability exists in how the product processes untrusted serialized data. An attacker can exploit this remotely over the network to gain full control of the affected site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site and take complete control without needing a user account.

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

March 5, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22453 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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