Reported vulnerability
Car Dealer < 1.6.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Published 22 May 2025
Updated 17 Mar 2026
CVE-2025-39480
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Wordfence advisory
critical · CVSS 9.8The Car Dealer theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and excluding, 1.6.7 via deserialization of untrusted input. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive
- Software
- theme · cardealer
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.6.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.6.7
Recommended action
Update to version 1.6.7, or a newer patched version
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Which versions of Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, before 1.6.7. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive. It lists these fixed versions: 1.6.7. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
Where can I find my installed theme version?
In WordPress, go to Appearance > Themes and open Theme Details to find the installed version.
Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?
An affected version means the installed release matches a vulnerability described in this report. It does not show whether anyone has exploited it on your website. The checker compares version numbers with stored reports; it does not inspect your website.
Other reports for the same product
These reports cover at least one of the same plugins, themes or WordPress core. Check each report’s affected versions separately.
- Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive <= 1.6.7 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 26 Mar 2026
- Cardealer <= 1.6.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to User Update via update_user_profileUpdated 27 Feb 2025
- Cardealer <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Change and Delete JS and CSS FilesUpdated 27 Feb 2025
- Cardealer <= 1.6.4 - Arbitrary Theme Option Update to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege EscalationUpdated 27 Feb 2025
- Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion and ReadUpdated 27 Feb 2025