WordPress Hercules Core plugin <= 6.4 - Auth. PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Hercules Design Hercules Core.This issue affects Hercules Core : from n/a through 6.4.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00698 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules Design | Hercules Core | up to 6.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hercules Core VendorHercules Design Affected up to 6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:toddnestor:hercules_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:toddnestor:hercules_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-30228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5v2-fhp4-5qmf
References
More Hercules Design vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-24747 WordPress Hercules Core plugin <= 6.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Change/Access vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-30228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-30228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5v2-fhp4-5qmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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