What is CVE-2024-43042?

CVE-2024-43042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-43042?

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

Vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck

CVE-2024-43042

Pluck CMS 4.7.18 does not restrict failed login attempts, allowing attackers to execute a brute force attack.

Published 2024-08-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.006 (48.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pluck-Cms Pluck — versions 4.7.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

github.com/pluck-cms/pluck (Product)
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnLCFP8xDrE1e_4Ft_TZ7VhC-JBkpsL0/view (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43042?: CVE-2024-43042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-43042?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.