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.
Published: 2024-11-16
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 76.1% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpxpo postx
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpxpo:postx:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpxpo postx

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'}


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Wpxpo Postx Postx - Gutenberg Blocks For Post Grid
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:33:58.119Z

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 : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2025-07-09T18:48:39.363

Link: CVE-2024-10728

cve-icon Redhat

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