How to fix CVE-2025-69405?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all WordPress installations using Lorem Ipsum Books & Media Store plugin and disable the affected plugin immediately if business operations permit. Within 7 days: Evaluate alternative plugins for equivalent functionality, implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block deserialization attacks, and segment affected systems from critical infrastructure. Within 30 days: Complete migration to a patched or alternative solution, conduct forensic analysis for signs of compromise, and review access logs for exploitation attempts.

Is Deserialization affected by CVE-2025-69405?

A critical deserialization vulnerability (CVE-2025-69405, CVSS 9.8) affects the Lorem Ipsum Books & Media Store plugin through version 1.2.6, allowing attackers to inject malicious objects and potentially achieve remote code execution on affected WordPress sites.

CVE-2025-69405

CRITICAL

2026-02-20 [email protected]

9.8

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:04 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 20, 2026 - 16:22 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in ThemeREX Lorem Ipsum | Books & Media Store lorem-ipsum-books-media-store allows Object Injection.This issue affects Lorem Ipsum | Books & Media Store: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.

Analysis

Deserialization of untrusted data in Lorem Ipsum Books & Media (lorem-ipsum-books-media-store) WordPress theme allows PHP Object Injection, potentially enabling remote code execution through POP chains.

Technical Context

CWE-502 deserialization of untrusted data in lorem-ipsum-books-media-store. Attacker-controlled data is passed to unserialize(), enabling instantiation of arbitrary PHP objects.

Affected Products

['Lorem Ipsum Books & Media WordPress theme']

Remediation

Update the theme. Avoid unserialize() on user input.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +49

POC: 0

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