BrooklynWordPress extension · Unitedthemes
CVE-2024-24926
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in UnitedThemes Brooklyn | Creative Multi-Purpose Responsive WordPress Theme.This issue affects Brooklyn | Creative Multi-Purpose Responsive WordPress Theme: from n/a through 4.9.7.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in the Brooklyn WordPress theme. This type of vulnerability in PHP applications can potentially allow remote code execution if unserialized data from untrusted sources is processed without proper validation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
BrooklynWordPress extension
<= 4.9.7.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Brooklyn theme versionAccess WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Appearance > Themes, locate the Brooklyn theme, and view its version details. Alternatively, check the style.css file in wp-content/themes/brooklyn/ for the 'Version:' header.Affected if The displayed version is 4.9.7.6 or lower.
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Locate theme PHP files that handle dataUsing a file manager or FTP, browse to wp-content/themes/brooklyn/ and list all PHP files. Pay particular attention to any files in includes/, lib/, or functions/ directories that may process incoming data.Affected if The theme contains PHP files that accept and process serialized data from user input.
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Identify endpoints that accept user inputReview the theme's AJAX handlers (look for add_action('wp_ajax_*') and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_*') in PHP files). Check for any form handlers, shortcode callbacks, or template files that process GET/POST parameters.Affected if The theme exposes endpoints that accept untrusted input and pass it to unserialize() or similar functions.
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Check for suspicious uploaded filesInspect wp-content/uploads/ and any custom upload directories used by the theme. Look for newly created PHP files with random names, or files with extensions that should not be present.Affected if Unexpected PHP files exist in upload directories, suggesting potential exploitation.
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Review WordPress scheduled eventsIn WordPress admin, install a plugin to view cron events, or inspect wp_options table for transient entries. Check for any unfamiliar scheduled tasks originating from the theme.Affected if Unexpected cron events are registered that execute theme-related code at intervals.
You are affected if the Brooklyn theme version is 4.9.7.6 or lower and the theme exposes any endpoints or features that process untrusted serialized data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of the Brooklyn theme once a patched release is available from UnitedThemes.
Fix this in Brooklyn
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-24926 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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