CVE-2025-68531
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a PHP object injection vulnerability in the ModelTheme Addons for WPBakery and Elementor WordPress plugin. Attackers can exploit insecure deserialization of untrusted data to execute arbitrary code on affected WordPress sites. All WordPress installations using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- ModelTheme Addons for WPBakery and Elementor 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 compromise, data theft, malware installation, or site defacement.
Likely Case
Arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the web server user, potentially leading to backdoor installation and data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented, though deserialization vulnerabilities remain dangerous.
🎯 Exploit Status
Deserialization vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'ModelTheme Addons for WPBakery and Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.5.6+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate modeltheme-addons-for-wpbakery
Restrict plugin access
allUse web application firewall to block requests to vulnerable endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the plugin completely if not essential
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user inputs
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'ModelTheme Addons for WPBakery and Elementor' versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get modeltheme-addons-for-wpbakery --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.5.6 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- PHP deserialization errors in logs
- Unexpected file creation/modification
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects
- Traffic to known exploit patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("modeltheme-addons" OR "deserialization" OR "unserialize")