Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify site using Wine House theme
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DeliveryCraft malicious serialized PHP object
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ExploitSubmit payload to unserialize() sink
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ExecutionTrigger POP gadget chain on instantiation
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ImpactExecute code or manipulate data as web server
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Safe deserialization, type allowlists
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the target WordPress site has the Wine House theme (version 3.20 or earlier) installed and active, and that an attacker-reachable input is deserialized via unserialize(). Per the CVSS vector (PR:N/UI:N), no authentication or user interaction is needed, so any unauthenticated remote request to the affected endpoint can deliver the payload against a default installation of the theme. The principal practical LIMITING factor - not reflected in the 9.8 score - is that full code execution via PHP Object Injection depends on the availability of a usable POP gadget chain within the theme, WordPress core, or co-installed plugins; without such a gadget, impact may be reduced to denial of service or be non-exploitable. The narrow deployment base (a single commercial theme) further constrains the realistic target population. |
| Impact | The input CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack with full Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability impact, yielding a 9.8 'Critical' base score consistent with the CWE-502 (deserialization / PHP Object Injection) weakness class, where a crafted serialized payload reaching an unserialize() call can trigger property-oriented programming (POP) gadget chains leading to RCE, file operations, or SQL injection. This signal is internally consistent - an unauthenticated deserialization bug plausibly justifies PR:N and high impact. However, several key real-world exploitation signals are MISSING from the provided data: there is no EPSS probability, no CISA KEV listing, and no POC/exploit-code indicator supplied, so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified. A critical caveat for PHP Object Injection specifically: practical weaponization almost always depends on the presence of a usable POP gadget chain in the loaded codebase (the theme plus WordPress core/plugins); absent a known gadget, impact can in practice be limited to denial of service or be non-exploitable, so the H/H/H impact represents worst-case potential rather than confirmed universal RCE. Net assessment: treat as a high-priority patch for any site actually running this theme given the unauthenticated network vector, but recognize the real-world footprint is narrow (a single commercial WordPress theme) and active exploitation is unconfirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a WordPress site running the Wine House theme (<= 3.20), supplying an attacker-controlled serialized PHP object to an input that is passed to unserialize(). If a suitable POP gadget chain exists in the loaded code, object instantiation triggers unintended method calls that can lead to remote code execution, arbitrary file access, or data manipulation. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data, and successful code execution is contingent on an available gadget chain. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 10, 2026
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in the Wine House WordPress theme (version 3.20 and earlier, distributed by ThemeREX) allows a remote attacker to deliver a crafted serialized payload to an unserialize() call, which the assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) rates at 9.8 Critical with full Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability impact. Because PR:N and UI:N are confirmed by the vector, no authentication or victim interaction is required - any unauthenticated request to the affected endpoint against a site with the theme installed and active can carry the payload. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the practical severity is bounded by whether a usable POP gadget chain exists in the theme, WordPress core, or co-installed plugins; absent such a gadget, impact may degrade to denial of service or be non-exploitable, and the target population is limited to sites running this single commercial theme.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available data - the single reference is a Patchstack vulnerability record rather than a vendor fix advisory - so the exact remediated release cannot be cited and administrators should confirm current version and patch status directly with ThemeREX and on the Patchstack page at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/wine-house/vulnerability/wordpress-wine-house-theme-3-20-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve before assuming any release is safe. The most reliable immediate mitigation is to deactivate and, if feasible, remove the Wine House theme until a fixed build is confirmed; the trade-off is loss of the site's design and any theme-dependent templates, which is acceptable for a critical, unauthenticated RCE-class flaw. If the theme cannot be removed, block serialized-object payload patterns (for example parameters beginning with O: followed by a length and class name) at the WAF or reverse proxy, accepting that this is a heuristic that may produce false positives on legitimate serialized data and can be bypassed by encoding tricks. Additional compensating controls: keep WordPress core and all plugins current to reduce the gadget-chain surface, restrict the affected endpoints by IP or authentication where the theme's routing permits it, and monitor logs for unusual object-shaped request parameters. Because full impact depends on an available POP gadget chain, reducing the number of installed plugins measurably lowers exploitability, but this is a risk reduction rather than a fix.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a PHP Object Injection (CWE-502, deserialization of untrusted data) in the Wine House WordPress theme. The theme passes attacker-influenced input into PHP's unserialize(), so a crafted serialized string can instantiate arbitrary objects and set their properties. That alone is not code execution: it becomes dangerous through property-oriented programming (POP) gadget chains - magic methods such as __wakeup, __destruct, or __toString in classes loaded by the theme, WordPress core, or any co-installed plugin can be chained to reach file writes, SQL injection, or remote code execution. The supplied CPE cpe:2.3:a:themerex:wine_house:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the ThemeREX 'wine_house' product with an unbounded version wildcard, and the advisory data scopes affected releases as 3.20 and earlier. The weakness class is well understood in the WordPress ecosystem, where themes and plugins frequently deserialize cookie, parameter, or option data without type restriction; the limiting factor is gadget availability rather than the deserialization call itself.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated remote deserialization (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with POP-chain RCE potential giving full C/I/A impact; scope unchanged as code runs within the PHP application context.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Wine House <= 3.20 versions.
Executive ViewAI
The Wine House WordPress theme (versions 3.20 and earlier) contains a critical unauthenticated PHP object injection vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to fully compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of any website where the theme is installed and active. Because no vendor-released patch is available and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, leadership should treat this as a high-priority exposure for affected web properties and prioritize removal or mitigation within the next 24 hours.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; deactivate or remove the Wine House theme, block exploit payloads at the WAF, restrict endpoint exposure, monitor logs for object-injection activity, and replace with a supported theme.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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