CVE-2025-7504
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Publication date: 2025-07-12

Last updated on: 2025-08-02

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in version 3.5.1 via deserialization of untrusted input of the query_vars parameter This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present. This requires access to the sites SALT_NONCE and and SALT_KEY to exploit.
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Published
2025-07-12
Last Modified
2025-08-02
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-07-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
alex.kirk friends to 3.5.2 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-502 The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Friends plugin for WordPress version 3.5.1 and involves PHP Object Injection via deserialization of untrusted input in the query_vars parameter. Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can inject a PHP object. However, the vulnerability itself has no impact unless another plugin or theme with a Property Oriented Programming (POP) chain is installed, which could then allow malicious actions.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited in conjunction with another plugin or theme containing a POP chain, an attacker could delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code on the affected site. Exploitation requires access to the site's SALT_NONCE and SALT_KEY values and authenticated subscriber-level access or higher.


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