CVE-2025-60216 WordPress Addison theme < 1.4.8 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the Addison WordPress theme to potentially execute arbitrary code.

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-2025-60216?

CVE-2025-60216 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in BoldThemes Addison, published on 22 Oct 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 BoldThemes Addison addison allows Object Injection.This issue affects Addison: from n/a through < 1.4.8.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60216?

How do I fix CVE-2025-60216?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60216 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-2025-60216 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60216 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qrmp-x6cw-44g4.

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