{"id":46226,"date":"2025-05-30T11:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:27:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-13T23:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T05:10:04","slug":"cve-2025-47530-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-wpfunnels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47530-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-wpfunnels\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-47530: Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability in WPFunnels<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is facing a new high-severity vulnerability in the WPFunnels plugin, known as CVE-2025-47530. This vulnerability is related to the deserialization of untrusted data, which can lead to object injection and consequently result in potential system compromise or data leakage. As WPFunnels is a widely used tool for creating sales funnels in WordPress websites, it is crucial for every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52896\">user to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and take the necessary steps to mitigate its impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-47530<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39401-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-in-mojoomla-wpams\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52076\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-613437341\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WPFunnels | n\/a through 3.5.18<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-3604-data-validation-vulnerability-in-contact-form-entries-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52148\">vulnerability is primarily achieved through the deserialization of untrusted data<\/a>. An attacker can inject malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31049-untrusted-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-themeton-dash-exposes-systems-to-object-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53814\">objects into serialized data<\/a>, which is then deserialized by the application. This process can lead to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-51257-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-jasper-software-jasper\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51784\">execution of unintended code<\/a> or actions within the application&#8217;s context, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2149454888\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57847\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This is a simple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52255\">HTTP POST request<\/a> with a malicious payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wpfunnels\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;object&quot;: {\n&quot;_type&quot;: &quot;custom&quot;,\n&quot;_value&quot;: {\n&quot;serialized&quot;: &quot;rO0ABXNyABdqYXZhLnV0aWwuSGFzaE1hcAUH2sHDFmDRAwACRgAKbG9hZEZhY3RvckkACXRocmVzaG9sZHhwP0AAAAAAAAB3CAAAABAAAAAAeHIAJ2phdmEubGFuZy5SdW50aW1lRXhjZXB0aW9u1ZlGNSx0AgAAeHIAE2phdmEubGFuZy5FeGNlcHRpb27Q_R8-GjscxAIAAHhwdwQKdW5rbm93biBlcnJvcg==&quot;\n}\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical exploit, the &#8220;serialized&#8221; value within the JSON payload is a base64-encoded serialized object that includes a malicious payload.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a simplified example and real-world attacks might be more complex and harder to detect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. As a temporary measure, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help to detect and prevent exploitation attempts. However, these are just preventative measures and cannot completely eliminate the risk. Therefore, it is highly recommended to update the WPFunnels software to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48477-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57846\">version where this vulnerability<\/a> is patched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is facing a new high-severity vulnerability in the WPFunnels plugin, known as CVE-2025-47530. This vulnerability is related to the deserialization of untrusted data, which can lead to object injection and consequently result in potential system compromise or data leakage. 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