Privilege escalation in Pickplugins Post Grid
CVE-2024-8253
The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions 2.2.87 to 2.2.90. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what user meta values can be updated and ensuring a form is active. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update their user meta to become an administrator.
EPSS: 0.094 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pickplugins Post_grid
- Pickplugins Post Grid And Gutenberg Blocks — versions 2.2.87
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8253?
- CVE-2024-8253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins Post Grid, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8253?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8253 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.