Vulnerability in Johnbillion Wp-Crontrol
CVE-2024-28850
WP Crontrol controls the cron events on WordPress websites. WP Crontrol includes a feature that allows administrative users to create events in the WP-Cron system that store and execute PHP code subject to the restrictive security permissions documented here. While there is no known vulnerability in this feature on its own, there exists potential for this feature to be vulnerable to RCE if it were specifically targeted via vulnerability chaining that exploited a separate SQLi (or similar) vulnerability. This is exploitable on a site if one of the below preconditions are met, the site is vulnerable to a writeable SQLi vulnerability in any plugin, theme, or WordPress core, the site's database is compromised at the hosting level, the site is vulnerable to a method of updating arbitrary options in the wp_options table, or the site is vulnerable to a method of triggering an arbitrary action, filter, or function with control of the parameters. As a hardening measure, WP Crontrol version 1.16.2 ships with a new feature that prevents tampering of the code stored in a PHP cron event.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Johnbillion Wp-Crontrol — versions < 1.16.2
- Johnbillion Wp Crontrol
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/johnbillion/wp-crontrol/security/advisories/GHSA-9xvf-cjvf-ff5q (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/johnbillion/wp-crontrol/releases/tag/1.16.2 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28850?
- CVE-2024-28850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Johnbillion Wp-Crontrol, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28850?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.