CVE-2025-31049
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-31049 is a PHP object injection vulnerability in the Dash WordPress theme that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through deserialization of untrusted data. This affects all WordPress sites using Dash theme versions up to 1.3, potentially compromising the entire website.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Dash Theme
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data theft, website defacement, and backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Website takeover, plugin/theme manipulation, credential theft, and malware injection.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and security plugins are in place, but still significant risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Public exploit details available, making this easily weaponizable by attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3 (check theme repository for latest)
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/dash/vulnerability/wordpress-dash-1-3-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update Dash theme to latest version via WordPress admin panel. 2. If update not available, remove theme completely. 3. Verify no vulnerable theme files remain.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Dash Theme
allSwitch to default WordPress theme and disable Dash theme completely
wp theme deactivate dash
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
Web Application Firewall
allImplement WAF rules to block deserialization attacks
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user inputs
- Deploy web application firewall with PHP object injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for Dash theme version 1.3 or earlierCheck Version:
wp theme list --name=dash --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Dash theme version is greater than 1.3 or theme is completely removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual PHP deserialization attempts in web server logs
- POST requests with serialized data to theme files
- Unexpected file uploads or modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects
- Traffic to theme-specific endpoints with malicious payloads
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND ("unserialize" OR "php_object" OR "dash-theme") AND status=200