CVE-2026-24981 HIGH

CVE-2026-24981: WordPress Visionary Core plugin <= 1.4.9 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Nootheme

Product Visionary Core

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published March 25, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

View on NVD All CVEs

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 Visionary Core noo-visionary-core allows Object Injection.This issue affects Visionary Core: from n/a through <= 1.4.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Visionary Core versions up to 1.4.9 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the site. The vulnerability exists because the product deserializes untrusted data without proper validation. An attacker with low-level access can craft malicious serialized objects to achieve remote code execution with full site privileges.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run their own code on the site with full administrative privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can modify content, steal data, create backdoors, or take the site offline.

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-2026-24981 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Related vulnerabilities