CVE-2026-22473
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Deserialization Vulnerability in Dental Clinic Plugin Allows Object Injection

Publication date: 2026-03-05

Last updated on: 2026-03-09

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in designthemes Dental Clinic dental allows Object Injection.This issue affects Dental Clinic: from n/a through <= 3.7.
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Published
2026-03-05
Last Modified
2026-03-09
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-22473
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9584
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
designthemes dental_clinic to 3.7 (inc)
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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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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-22473 is a high-priority PHP Object Injection vulnerability affecting the WordPress Dental Clinic Theme versions up to and including 3.7.

This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to perform PHP Object Injection, which can lead to code injection, SQL injection, path traversal, denial of service, and other attacks if a suitable Property Oriented Programming (POP) chain is present.

It is classified under OWASP Top 10 A3: Injection and has a CVSS severity score of 8.8, indicating a highly dangerous risk expected to be exploited.

Impact Analysis

Exploitation of this vulnerability can allow attackers to inject malicious code, perform SQL injection, traverse paths, cause denial of service, and potentially execute other harmful actions on the affected system.

Such impacts can compromise the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the affected website and its data.

The vulnerability requires at least subscriber or developer privileges to be exploited.

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Detection Guidance

There is no specific detection command or method provided for identifying this vulnerability on your network or system.

However, since the vulnerability affects the WordPress Dental Clinic Theme versions up to 3.7 and involves PHP Object Injection, monitoring for unusual PHP object deserialization or suspicious requests targeting the theme files could help in detection.

Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule that can block attacks targeting this vulnerability, which can be used as a preventive measure.

Mitigation Strategies

Since no official patch is currently available for this vulnerability, immediate mitigation should focus on applying the Patchstack mitigation rule designed to block attacks targeting this vulnerability.

Users of the Dental Clinic Theme are strongly advised to apply Patchstack’s mitigation immediately to protect their websites from exploitation.

Additionally, restricting user privileges to prevent unauthorized subscriber or developer access can reduce the risk of exploitation.

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