CVE-2025-49386: WordPress Preserve Code Formatting Plugin <= 4.0.1 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-11-06 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Scott Reilly Preserve Code Formatting preserve-code-formatting allows Object Injection.This issue affects Preserve Code Formatting: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.

Affected products

Scott Reilly Preserve Code Formatting: through 4.0.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/preserve-code-formatting/vulnerability/wordpress-preserve-code-formatting-plugin-4-0-1-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Get alerted when CVE-2025-49386 or the next vulnerability affects your stack