{"id":51239,"date":"2025-06-13T14:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:45:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-28T17:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T23:21:50","slug":"cve-2025-49073-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-axiomthemes-sweet-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49073-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-axiomthemes-sweet-dessert\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-49073: Critical Deserialization Vulnerability in Axiomthemes Sweet Dessert<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the world of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been identified that affects the Axiomthemes Sweet Dessert. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2025-49073, is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability, which potentially allows an attacker to inject malicious objects into the system, leading to system compromise or data leakage. Its severity is marked as a 9.8 out of 10, making it a critical security<\/a> issue. It is essential to understand this vulnerability<\/a>, how it affects systems, and what measures can be taken to mitigate it.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-49073
\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Axiomthemes Sweet Dessert | versions before 1.1.13<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-49073 vulnerability exploits the deserialization process<\/a> of the Axiomthemes Sweet Dessert. Deserialization is the process of converting a serialized object back into its original state. If an attacker can manipulate the serialized object with untrusted data before it is deserialized, they can potentially inject harmful code or objects into the system<\/a>. This could lead to unauthorized<\/a> access, data manipulation, or even a full system compromise.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

A potential exploitation could occur via a malicious HTTP POST request<\/a>. The attacker sends a request with a manipulated serialized object in the request body. Here is a conceptual example of how such an attack might look:<\/p>\n

POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ \"malicious_payload\": \"\" }<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the “malicious_payload” contains a serialized object that has been manipulated with injected harmful code<\/a>. The server then deserializes this object, executing the harmful code<\/a> in the process.<\/p>\n
Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n
The most effective mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch<\/a>. Axiomthemes has released a patch for Sweet Dessert, starting with version 1.1.13. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later. If for some reason, an immediate update is not possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These systems can detect and block known attack patterns associated with this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are only temporary measures and should not replace applying the vendor’s patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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