What is CVE-2024-6297?

CVE-2024-6297 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blazeretail Blaze Retail Widget, classified under CWE-506 EMBEDDED MALICIOUS CODE. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-6297?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6297 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Blazeretail Blaze Retail Widget

CVE-2024-6297

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Published 2024-06-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Blazeretail Blaze Retail Widget — versions 2.2.5
Pedrogusmao02 Wrapper Link Elementor — versions 1.0.2
Stuartobrien Simply Show Hooks — versions 1.2.1
Themerex Contact Form 7 Multi-Step Addon — versions 1.0.4
Warfareplugins Social Sharing Plugin – Warfare — versions 4.4.6.4

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6297?: CVE-2024-6297 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blazeretail Blaze Retail Widget, classified under CWE-506 EMBEDDED MALICIOUS CODE. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-6297?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6297 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.