CVE-2025-52737: Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator wp-store-locator allows Object Injection.This issue affects WP Store Locator: from n/a through <= 2.2.260.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Store Locator plugin by Tijmen Smit suffers from a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CVE-2025-52737) in versions up to 2.2.260. This flaw allows an attacker with at least low privileges to inject malicious objects during deserialization, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction and affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the affected system, including unauthorized access, data manipulation, and denial of service. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin functionality to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to deserialization processes.
CVE-2025-52737: Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator
Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Tijmen Smit WP Store Locator wp-store-locator allows Object Injection.This issue affects WP Store Locator: from n/a through <= 2.2.260.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Store Locator plugin by Tijmen Smit suffers from a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CVE-2025-52737) in versions up to 2.2.260. This flaw allows an attacker with at least low privileges to inject malicious objects during deserialization, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction and affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of the affected system, including unauthorized access, data manipulation, and denial of service. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin functionality to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to deserialization processes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-19T10:02:47.062Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68f8efef04677bbd794398cf
Added to database: 10/22/2025, 2:53:35 PM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 4:05:37 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 12:15:04 AM
Views: 211
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