What is CVE-2024-12252?

CVE-2024-12252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Seobeginner Seo Lat Auto Post, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-12252?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12252 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Seobeginner Seo Lat Auto Post

CVE-2024-12252

The SEO LAT Auto Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file overwrite due to a missing capability check on the remote_update AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.713 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Seobeginner Seo Lat Auto Post — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12252?: CVE-2024-12252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Seobeginner Seo Lat Auto Post, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-12252?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12252 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.