CVE-2024-30228 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-30228: WordPress Hercules Core plugin <= 6.4 - Auth. PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Hercules Design

Product Hercules Core

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published March 28, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Hercules Design Hercules Core.This issue affects Hercules Core : from n/a through 6.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Hercules Core versions up to 6.4 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. The flaw exists in how the product processes untrusted serialized data without proper validation. An attacker with low-level access can craft malicious input to trigger code execution with full system privileges, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run their own code on the server with full system privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete compromise of the server: data theft, site defacement, malware installation, and service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account or login credentials to access the application.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30228 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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