CVE-2025-53243

WordPress Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress Plugin <= 4.5.3 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in emarket-design Employee Directory – Staff Listing &amp; Team Directory Plugin for WordPress allows Object Injection. This issue affects Employee Directory – Staff Listing &amp; Team Directory Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 4.5.3.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: emarket-design Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/employee-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-employee-directory-staff-listing-team-directory-plugin-for-wordpress-plugin-4-5-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-53243?
CVE-2025-53243 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-53243?
To fix CVE-2025-53243, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-53243 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-53243 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-53243?
CVE-2025-53243 affects emarket-design Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress.
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