Auth bypass in Wpxpo Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks For News, Magazines, Blog Websites – Postx
CVE-2024-10728
The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_required_plugin_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.365 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10728?
- CVE-2024-10728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpxpo Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks For News, Magazines, Blog Websites – Postx, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10728?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-10728 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.