How severe is CVE-2024-11851?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-11851 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Nitropack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin For Core Web Vitals, Cdn Image Optimization

CVE-2024-11851

The NitroPack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary transient update due to a missing capability check on the nitropack_rml_notification function in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.0. This makes it possible f…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nitropack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin For Core Web Vitals, Cdn Image Optimization — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11851?: CVE-2024-11851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nitropack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin For Core Web Vitals, Cdn Image Optimization, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-11851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-11851 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.