Unauthenticated PHP object injection in WordPress ShiftCV 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 ShiftCV WordPress theme through 3.0.14 is affected. The theme deserializes untrusted data (CWE-502), so an unauthenticated remote attacker can inject PHP objects. Successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in ShiftCV <= 3.0.14 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 ShiftCV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66564
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-fwhr-3chv-3fvp
References
More ThemeREX vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08268 The ThemeREX Addons plugin before 2020-03-09 for WordPress lacks access control on the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-12489 ThemeREX Addons <= 2.32.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload in trx_addons_uploads_save_data CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05844 Several WordPress.org Plugins <= Various Versions - Injected Backdoor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-47321 WordPress FreightCo theme <= 1.1.15 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-46741 WordPress Abelle theme <= 1.22 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-44381 WordPress ThemeREX Addons plugin < 2.45.0 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-66564 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66564 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwhr-3chv-3fvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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