PHP object injection in WordPress Education Center theme
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
ThemeREX Education Center theme for WordPress through 3.6.12 unserializes untrusted input without checking it (CWE-502). An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject PHP objects, which can expose data, change data and disrupt the site.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Education Center <= 3.6.12 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Education Center.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66483
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-4mc9-h8qv-hj9w
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Sources
- CVE-2026-66483 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66483 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mc9-h8qv-hj9w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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