CVE-2026-8365
What it is
The Blocksy theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection leading to Remote Code Execution via the 'blocksy_meta' REST API field and the V200 database migration in versions up to and including 2.1.35. This is due to insufficient input sanitization in the blocksy_sanitize_post_meta_options() function, which only blocks values containing '<' or '>' and does not prevent serialized PHP object strings from being stored in post meta, combined with the SearchReplacer::run_recursively() function unconditionally deserializing all string values via @unserialize() during migration without restricting allowed classes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a serialized Blocksy\RaiiPattern object into post meta that, when the V200 migration runs on an upgraded site, is deserialized and triggers RaiiPattern::__destruct(), which executes arbitrary PHP callables via call_user_func().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.35/admin/helpers/meta-boxes.php#L104
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.35/admin/helpers/validator.php#L75
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.35/inc/classes/db-versioning/utils/db-search-replacer.php#L98
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.35/inc/classes/raii.php#L12
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.41/admin/helpers/meta-boxes.php#L104
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.41/admin/helpers/validator.php#L75
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.41/inc/classes/db-versioning/utils/db-search-replacer.php#L98
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/2.1.41/inc/classes/raii.php#L12
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/trunk/admin/helpers/meta-boxes.php#L104
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/trunk/admin/helpers/validator.php#L75
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/trunk/inc/classes/db-versioning/utils/db-search-replacer.php#L98
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blocksy/trunk/inc/classes/raii.php#L12
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fd216743-ce8d-4632-9fd1-d63502c2dfcd?source=cve