CVE-2025-31069 WordPress HotStar – Multi-Purpose Business Theme <= 1.4 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the HotStar WordPress theme to potentially execute arbitrary code on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31069?
CVE-2025-31069 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in themeton HotStar – Multi-Purpose Business Theme, published on 23 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in themeton HotStar – Multi-Purpose Business Theme allows Object Injection. This issue affects HotStar – Multi-Purpose Business Theme: from n/a through 1.4.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31069?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2025-31069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rcx-2829-7fg5.