Vulnerability in Trustyplugins Category Ajax Filter – Advanced For Posts & Custom Post Types

CVE-2024-10871

The Category Ajax Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 via the 'params[caf-post-layout]' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where files with a .php extension can be uploaded and included.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-10871: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-10871?
CVE-2024-10871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trustyplugins Category Ajax Filter – Advanced For Posts & Custom Post Types, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-10871?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.