CVE-2025-69002
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through PHP object injection in the OneLife WordPress theme. Attackers can exploit insecure deserialization to achieve remote code execution. All WordPress sites using OneLife theme version 3.9 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- OneLife WordPress 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
Complete server compromise leading to data theft, malware deployment, and persistent backdoor access
Likely Case
Website defacement, data exfiltration, and installation of malicious plugins/themes
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and WAF rules block exploitation attempts
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending specially crafted serialized data to vulnerable endpoints
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.9
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/onelife/vulnerability/wordpress-onelife-theme-3-9-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update OneLife theme to latest version via WordPress admin panel. 2. Verify theme version is greater than 3.9. 3. Clear WordPress cache if applicable.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allSwitch to default WordPress theme until patch is applied
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
WAF rule for deserialization
allBlock requests containing serialized PHP objects
ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS "@rx O:[0-9]+:" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,msg:'PHP Object Injection Attempt'"
Cloudflare WAF: Enable 'Deserialization Attack' rule
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to WordPress admin panel to trusted IP addresses only
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user-controlled data
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for OneLife version <= 3.9Check Version:
wp theme list --name=onelife --fields=name,status,versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm OneLife theme version is greater than 3.9 in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to theme files
- PHP unserialize() errors in logs
- Unexpected file creation in wp-content
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects (O:8:)
- Traffic to unfamiliar admin-ajax.php endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("unserialize" OR "O:" OR "onelife")