Description
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in CleanSkin <= 1.5.0 versions.
Published: 2026-10-10
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Remote code execution
Action: Immediate patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability exists in WordPress CleanSkin theme versions up to 1.5.0. The flaw allows an attacker to instantiate arbitrary PHP objects and inject malicious serialized data, potentially leading to remote code execution, data tampering, and service denial.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the AncoraThemes CleanSkin WordPress theme. All installations running CleanSkin version 1.5.0 or earlier are vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The high CVSS score of 9.8 highlights the severe impact of this vulnerability. Attackers can exploit the flaw remotely without authentication by sending crafted requests to the web application, making exploitation highly feasible. Since EPSS is not listed and the vulnerability is not in CISA's KEV catalog, the exact exploitation frequency is unknown, but the high severity suggests it is a prime target for attackers seeking RCE.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 10, 2026 at 20:44 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the CleanSkin theme to version 1.5.1 or newer, which contains the official fix for the object injection flaw.
  • If an update cannot be performed immediately, delete or disable the CleanSkin theme to eliminate the attack surface until a patch is available.
  • After applying the fix, perform a security scan of the site, verify that no injected data is persisted, and monitor web logs for any anomalous object instantiation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 10, 2026 at 20:44 UTC.

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History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in CleanSkin <= 1.5.0 versions.
Title WordPress CleanSkin theme <= 1.5.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-10T19:37:25.998Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T09:05:20.867Z

Link: CVE-2026-42723

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-10T20:16:37.270

Modified: 2026-10-10T20:16:37.270

Link: CVE-2026-42723

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Updated: 2026-10-10T20:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data