# CVE-2024-24926: WordPress Brooklyn Theme <= 4.9.7.6 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the Brooklyn WordPress theme to potentially execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** CVE-2024-13636, GHSA-69rp-qxv8-mf6r

## What is CVE-2024-24926?

CVE-2024-24926 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in UnitedThemes Brooklyn | Creative Multi-Purpose Responsive WordPress Theme, published on 12 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization 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.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24926?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Unitedthemes Brooklyn.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24926 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Vulnerabilidad CVE-2024-24926 afecta al tema Brooklyn de WordPress (github_poc): https://github.com/moften/CVE-2024-24926

## Other vulnerabilities in UnitedThemes Brooklyn | Creative Multi-Purpose Responsive WordPress Theme

- [CVE-2024-24927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24927/): WordPress Brooklyn Theme <= 4.9.7.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24926 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24926 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in UnitedThemes Brooklyn | Creative Multi-Purpose Responsive WordPress Theme, published on 12 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UnitedThemes Brooklyn | Creative Multi-Purpose Responsive WordPress Theme. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24926/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24926/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24926
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24926
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24926

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24926/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.