9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-8512
WordPress W3SPEEDSTER Remote Code Execution Vuln
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 30, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 1, 2024, 12:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-8512 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8512 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a56eb63-ba5c-4452-8ab9-f5aeaf53adda?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/w3speedster-wp/trunk/w3speedster.php#L740 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3175640/ [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Wordfence CWE-95
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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