Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description states unauthenticated (PR:N) over the network; AC:H because exploitation requires a usable POP gadget chain on the target; full CIA impact assumed for typical object-injection outcomes.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Playroom <= 1.4.1 versions.
AnalysisAI
PHP Object Injection in the Playroom WordPress theme (versions ≤ 1.4.1) by elated-themes allows remote attackers to inject crafted serialized objects that are deserialized by the application, potentially triggering POP-chain gadgets. The vulnerability is described as unauthenticated by Patchstack despite the CVSS vector listing PR:H, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is a CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness in a commercial WordPress theme distributed by elated-themes (CPE cpe:2.3:a:elated-themes:playroom). PHP Object Injection occurs when user-controllable input reaches PHP's unserialize() function (or equivalent), enabling an attacker to instantiate arbitrary classes whose magic methods (__wakeup, __destruct, __toString) can be chained into POP gadgets present in WordPress core, bundled plugins, or theme libraries. Exploitation impact in WordPress depends heavily on which gadget chains exist in the victim site's installed code, since the theme itself only provides the injection sink.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the references describe versions ≤ 1.4.1 as vulnerable without naming a fixed release, so administrators should monitor the elated-themes vendor portal and the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/playroom/vulnerability/wordpress-playroom-theme-1-4-1-php-object-injection-vulnerability for a corrected build and upgrade as soon as one is published. Until a fix ships, deploy a virtual patch via the Patchstack mitigation feed or a WAF rule that blocks request parameters containing serialized PHP markers (e.g. O:\d+:", a:\d+:{) reaching theme endpoints, accepting the trade-off that legitimate serialized payloads in admin workflows may be blocked. Consider temporarily switching the active theme on production sites that do not require Playroom-specific functionality, and audit installed plugins for known POP-chain gadget classes to reduce exploitability while a patch is pending.
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