CVE-2026-24974 HIGH

CVE-2026-24974: WordPress CitiLights theme <= 3.7.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Nootheme

Product CitiLights

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published March 25, 2026

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 NooTheme CitiLights noo-citilights allows Object Injection.This issue affects CitiLights: from n/a through <= 3.7.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

CitiLights versions 3.7.1 and earlier 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 compromise of the site: data theft, malware injection, user account takeover, and site defacement.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-level user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24974 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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