CVE-2025-60221 WordPress Captivate Sync Plugin <= 3.0.3 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the Captivate Sync plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

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-2025-60221?

CVE-2025-60221 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in captivateaudio Captivate Sync, 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 captivateaudio Captivate Sync captivatesync-trade allows Object Injection.This issue affects Captivate Sync: from n/a through <= 3.0.3.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60221?

How do I fix CVE-2025-60221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60221 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-2025-60221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvwj-rfxp-q9cw.

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