CVE-2024-10728
PostX <= 4.1.16 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation
HIGH 8.8EPSS 39.1%
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.
- Affected
- wpxpo · Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazines, Blog Websites – PostX
- CVSS v3.1 WORDFENCE
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 39.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile
- Published
- 2024-11-16
- Updated
- 2026-04-08
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-107280★ · 2024-11-16
Security advisories
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/076f36fb-c2fb-43e0-a027-1351d39…
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188636/ultimate-post/trunk/classes/Importer…
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/tags/4.1.16/classes/Importer.php…
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/tags/4.1.16/classes/Initializati…
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-post