CVE-2025-52737

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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-502
Reserved: 2025-06-19
Published: 2025-10-22 16:32 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-28 21:01 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/52xxx/CVE-2025-52737.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2025-52737 — Store Locator <= 2.2.260 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection

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NVD published: 2025-10-22 15:15:43 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 09:36:58 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0042 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 33.77% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-06-30

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2025-35493
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Oct 22, 2025, 2:32:22 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 7:01:40 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.1100
Vendors: Tijmen Smit
Products: WP Store Locator (0 ≤2.2.260)

WP Store Locator (n/a ≤≤ 2.2.260)
Aliases: GHSA-h3j6-fj73-whvg

ENISA 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.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-store-locator/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-store-locator-plugin-2-2-260-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Tijmen Smit	WP Store Locator	`0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-store-locator/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-store-locator-plugin-2-2-260-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-store-locator/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-store-locator-plugin-2-2-260-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-52737 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-35493 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52737 rapid7:www.cve.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9fa5c83-3701-4017-97c1-75f57e762c4e?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com

NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-store-locator/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-store-locator-plugin-2-2-260-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`injection.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:18 UTC
cve	`CVE-2025-52737`	no local data	2026-06-06 13:36 UTC

Remediations (15)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Wordfence remediation: WP Store Locator

Wordfence

Update to version 2.2.261, or a newer patched version

2026-06-06 13:36 UTC
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Edition - Krebs on Security

web:krebsonsecurity.com

Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited ...

2026-05-22 14:20 UTC
Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Update to Mitigate ... - CISA

web:www.cisa.gov

Updated October 29, 2025 : CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 ), CVE - 2025 -59287

2026-05-22 14:20 UTC
August 2025 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis | CrowdStrike

web:www.crowdstrike.com

Microsoft has released security updates for 107 vulnerabilities, including one publicly disclosed zero-day and 13 critical, in its August 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout.

2026-05-22 14:20 UTC
Microsoft KB Catalog: Updates, Issues, & Feedback - NinjaOne

web:www.ninjaone.com

Catalog of Microsoft KB updates with insights on performance & user sentiment. Find out what's working, what's not, & make informed decisions.

2026-05-22 14:20 UTC
Windows 11 (KB5063878, KB5063875) August 2025 Patch Tuesday out

web:www.neowin.net

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5063878, KB5063875) for August 2025 . Here's what's included.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Microsoft's big Patch Tuesday fixes over twice as many ... - PCWorld

web:www.pcworld.com

Microsoft's big Patch Tuesday fixes over twice as many security flaws as usual Over 150 security vulnerabilities have been addressed across Windows, Office, Edge, and more.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Patch Tuesday - August 2025 - Rapid7

web:www.rapid7.com

Microsoft is addressing 111 vulnerabilities this August 2025 Patch Tuesday, which is around average. This includes a single zero-day vulnerability in Windows Kerberos.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Microsoft Patches Over 100 Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek

web:www.securityweek.com

Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates address critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Hyper-V.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Microsoft's latest major patch fixes a serious zero-day ... - TechRadar

web:www.techradar.com

Pro Security Microsoft's latest major patch fixes a serious zero-day flaw, and a host of other issues - so update now News By Sead Fadilpašić published August 13, 2025

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - August 2025 - Lansweeper

web:www.lansweeper.com

Which vulnerabilities, issues, and other things did Microsoft update? Discover what's new using Lansweeper's Patch Tuesday August 2025 summary.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday - SANS ISC

web:isc.sans.edu

Users should prioritize patching these vulnerabilities to prevent unauthorized code execution. Additionally, the Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability ( CVE - 2025 -53779), a disclosed zero-day, requires high privileges to exploit but could lead to domain administrator access, necessitating careful monitoring and mitigation .

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft

web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com

The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Patch Tuesday 2025 roundup: The biggest Microsoft vulnerabilities of ...

web:www.csoonline.com

Forty-one of them were zero days, and researchers at Tenable estimate that elevation of privilege vulnerabilities accounted for about 38.3% of all Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities in 2025 , followed ...

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Security Update ...

web:blog.qualys.com

EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Audit With Qualys Policy Audit's Out-of-the-Box Mitigation or Compensatory Controls, reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done now; these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS, DISA-STIG.

2026-05-22 04:09 UTC

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