Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable unauthenticated unserialize sink (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N); AC:H because impact depends on a usable PHP gadget chain; full C/I/A on successful RCE.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in NeoBeat <= 1.7 versions.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in the NeoBeat WordPress theme (versions ≤1.7) allows remote attackers to inject crafted serialized objects that, when deserialized by the application, can be chained with available gadgets to compromise the site. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 8.1 rating reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity and availability if a usable gadget chain is present in the WordPress core or installed plugins.
Technical ContextAI
NeoBeat is a commercial WordPress theme distributed by Elated-Themes (CPE cpe:2.3:a:elated-themes:neobeat). The root cause is CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data): PHP's unserialize() is invoked on attacker-controllable input without integrity checks, allowing attackers to instantiate arbitrary PHP objects. On WordPress, such injection points are routinely chained with magic methods (__wakeup, __destruct, __toString) in loaded plugins/themes to achieve file writes, SQLi, or RCE - a pattern Patchstack has catalogued repeatedly across themes that pass user input through unserialize() or unsafe wrappers like maybe_unserialize().
RemediationAI
Upstream fix available per Patchstack advisory; a released patched version is not independently confirmed in the provided data, so administrators should consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/neobeat/vulnerability/wordpress-neobeat-theme-1-7-php-object-injection-vulnerability) and Elated-Themes to obtain any post-1.7 release and update immediately. Until a confirmed patched version is installed, deactivate the NeoBeat theme and switch to a maintained theme (which will change the site's appearance), or front the site with a WAF such as Patchstack/Wordfence with virtual-patching rules for PHP object injection (may produce false positives on legitimate serialized payloads). As a hardening measure, audit installed plugins for known POP gadget chains and remove unused ones to shrink the gadget surface, accepting the loss of any functionality they provide.
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EUVD-2026-37479