# CVE-2024-2694: Betheme <= 27.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection

> Authenticated attackers can exploit PHP object injection in the Betheme WordPress theme to potentially execute code or access data if a POP chain exists.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 30 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-76j5-j37r-gjv3

## What is CVE-2024-2694?

CVE-2024-2694 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in MuffinGroup Betheme, published on 30 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Betheme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 27.5.6 via deserialization of untrusted input of the 'mfn-page-items' post meta value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Muffingroup Betheme.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in MuffinGroup Betheme

- [CVE-2022-3861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3861/): Betheme <= 26.5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-39998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39998/): WordPress BeTheme theme <= 27.1.1 - Author+ Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2023-47770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47770/): WordPress BeTheme theme <= 27.1.1 - Contributor+ Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-29101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29101/): WordPress Betheme Theme <= 26.7.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-3077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3077/): Betheme <= 28.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2694 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in MuffinGroup Betheme, published on 30 Aug 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-2024-2694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MuffinGroup Betheme. 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-2024-2694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.