What is CVE-2024-8512?

CVE-2024-8512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in W3speedster, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-8512?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8512 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in W3speedster

CVE-2024-8512

The W3SPEEDSTER plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 7.26 via the 'script' parameter of the hookBeforeStartOptimization() function. This is due to the plugin passing user supplied input to eval(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

W3speedster — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-95 — Eval Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8512?: CVE-2024-8512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in W3speedster, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-8512?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8512 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.