CVE-2024-10578

The Pubnews theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pubnews_importer_plugin_action_for_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be leveraged to exploit other vulnerabilities.

CVSS v3.1

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 70th percentile

Published

2024-12-06

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• Nxploited/CVE-2024-105780★ · 2025-03-29

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2024-10571
• CVE-2024-10586
• CVE-2024-10568
• CVE-2024-10594
• CVE-2024-10566
• CVE-2024-10595