Deserialization in Designthemes Veda - Multipurpose Wordpress Theme

CVE-2024-13787

The VEDA - MultiPurpose WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 4.2 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'veda_backup_and_restore_action' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-13787?
CVE-2024-13787 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Designthemes Veda - Multipurpose Wordpress Theme, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-13787?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-13787 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.