The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_required_plugin_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.
History

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpxpo
Wpxpo postx - Gutenberg Blocks For Post Grid
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpxpo:postx_-_gutenberg_blocks_for_post_grid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpxpo
Wpxpo postx - Gutenberg Blocks For Post Grid
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:45:00 +0000

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Description The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_required_plugin_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.
Title PostX <= 4.1.16 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-11-16T04:29:15.146Z

Updated: 2024-11-19T16:06:27.550Z

Reserved: 2024-11-02T01:38:53.821Z

Link: CVE-2024-10728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-18T21:52:39.691Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-11-16T05:15:12.510

Modified: 2024-11-18T17:11:17.393

Link: CVE-2024-10728

cve-icon Redhat

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