CVE-2024-12252

The SEO LAT Auto Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file overwrite due to a missing capability check on the remote_update AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the seo-beginner-auto-post.php file which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution.

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

3.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 87th percentile

Published

2025-01-07

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• Nxploited/CVE-2024-122521★ · 2025-03-29
• RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-122520★ · 2025-01-07

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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