CVE-2026-24978
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-24978 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 19.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly addresses the deserialization vulnerability by requiring timely patching or upgrading of the vulnerable Jobica Core plugin versions <=1.4.1.
Mitigates object injection by enforcing validation of untrusted inputs before deserialization processing in the WordPress plugin.
Enables proactive scanning to identify and prioritize remediation of the CVE-2026-24978 vulnerability in deployed Jobica Core instances.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
PHP object injection (deserialization) in an internet-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190) by low-privileged authenticated users, resulting in arbitrary code execution or full control and therefore privilege escalation (T1068).
NVD Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in NooTheme Jobica Core jobica-core allows Object Injection.This issue affects Jobica Core: from n/a through <= 1.4.1.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-24978 is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in the NooTheme Jobica Core (jobica-core) WordPress plugin, enabling Object Injection (CWE-502). Published on 2026-03-25, it affects Jobica Core versions from n/a through 1.4.1.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity. Low-privileged authenticated attackers can exploit it remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, potentially resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability through arbitrary object injection.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/jobica-core/vulnerability/wordpress-jobica-core-plugin-1-4-1-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the WordPress Jobica Core plugin version 1.4.1. Security practitioners should consult this reference for specific mitigation guidance, such as patching to a fixed version if available.
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