PHP object injection in WordPress Photolia 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
The ThemeRex Photolia WordPress theme through 1.0.3 has a deserialization flaw (CWE-502) that lets untrusted data be unserialized into PHP objects. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it without user interaction, with high impact on 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 Photolia <= 1.0.3 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 Photolia.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78535
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-rfhw-cf7w-cjpq
References
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- 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-2026-78535 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78535 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfhw-cf7w-cjpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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