CVE-2025-68047
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious objects through deserialization of untrusted data in the Eventin WordPress plugin. Attackers could execute arbitrary code, potentially compromising websites running vulnerable versions. All WordPress sites using Eventin plugin versions up to 4.1.1 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Arraytics Eventin (wp-event-solution WordPress plugin)
⚠️ 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 site takeover, data theft, malware distribution, or server compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated attackers executing arbitrary PHP code, creating backdoors, defacing websites, or stealing sensitive data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented, though deserialization vulnerabilities remain dangerous.
🎯 Exploit Status
Deserialization vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are frequently exploited. The Patchstack reference indicates public awareness and likely exploitation attempts.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Eventin' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Eventin Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-event-solution
Restrict Plugin Access
allUse web application firewall to block requests to vulnerable plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied data
- Deploy web application firewall with rules to detect and block deserialization attacks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Eventin version. If version is 4.1.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-event-solution --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify Eventin plugin version is higher than 4.1.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to Eventin plugin endpoints
- PHP error logs containing unserialize() warnings
- Unexpected file creation in wp-content/uploads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with serialized PHP objects in parameters
- Traffic to known malicious domains from WordPress server
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wp-event-solution" OR "eventin") AND ("unserialize" OR "POST /wp-json/eventin" OR "php_object")