The Houzez theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.6 via deserialization of untrusted input in saved-search-item.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
CVE-2025-9191 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Theme Houzez. It affects Versions up to 4.1.6 and is fixed in 4.1.7.
CVE-2025-9191 is tracked for the Theme Houzez as medium severity with CVSS 6.3. The affected range is Versions up to 4.1.6. Update Houzez to 4.1.7 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Theme |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
houzez
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| CVE | CVE-2025-9191 |
| Patched Versions |
4.1.7
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.1.6
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These internal links group the same WordPress theme by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Houzez <= 2.8.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Houzez <= 2.7.1 - Privilege Escalation
Houzez <= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Houzez < 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Houzez <= 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Houzez <= 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Houzez <= 4.1.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Houzez <= 4.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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