CVE-2025-24777 HIGH

CVE-2025-24777: WordPress Hillter theme <= 3.0.7 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Awethemes
Product Hillter
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published July 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in awethemes Hillter allows Object Injection. This issue affects Hillter: from n/a through 3.0.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Hillter versions up to 3.0.7 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker with low-level access can craft malicious serialized data that, when processed by the application, runs their own PHP code with full site privileges. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the entire installation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site with full administrative privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: data theft, malware injection, defacement, or total takeover possible.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-level user account (authenticated access required).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated