BuddhaThemes ColorFolio: PHP Object Injection in WordPress theme
Summary
The ColorFolio WordPress theme by BuddhaThemes, versions up to and including 1.3, deserializes untrusted data (CWE-502), which allows PHP object injection. An attacker who can submit crafted serialized data may manipulate how the website processes data, which can lead to harmful actions, denial of service or, depending on other installed components, code execution. No official patch is available, and the sources disagree on whether an account is required (PR:L versus PR:N).
Affected
- BuddhaThemes ColorFolio WordPress theme, versions up to and including 1.3
- Versions before 1.3 are presumably affected as well (unconfirmed)
Fixed in
Unknown. No fixed version or vendor advisory was found.
Workaround
- Replace the theme; this is the only fix that removes the flaw
- Ask your WAF or virtual-patch provider whether a rule covers CVE-2026-94065 specifically (unverified)
- Restrict access to the admin area and limit user registration
- Take a full backup before any change and inventory all sites using the theme
- Audit other installed plugins, because object injection depends on their code
Exploitation
- No known exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit identified
- Patchstack rates the flaw as high priority and expects exploitation, based on its assessment of the related CVE-2026-27096
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total
Our recommendation
- Identify every WordPress site with ColorFolio installed, including staging copies
- Plan to replace the theme with a maintained alternative; do not wait for a patch
- Until the replacement is done, confirm WAF or virtual-patch coverage and limit admin access and user registration
- Monitor the vendor, Patchstack and NVD pages for a fixed version
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack: PHP Object Injection in WordPress ColorFolio Theme patchstack.com
- Vulners: CVELIST:CVE-2026-94065 vulners.com
- PSIRT: CVE-2026-94065 psirt.com
- Patchstack: related ColorFolio vulnerability CVE-2026-27096 patchstack.com
- NVD: CVE-2026-27096 nvd.nist.gov
- Strix: CVE-2026-94065 www.strix.ai
- Liquid Web: WordPress vulnerability report, March 11, 2026 www.liquidweb.com
- Vulners: Patchstack record PATCHSTACK:9375808982184F0246823B1D0C46D8B5 vulners.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 20:54.
Original description (NVD)
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in BuddhaThemes ColorFolio colorit allows Object Injection.This issue affects ColorFolio: from n/a through 1.3.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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