CVE-2024-10578
high-risk
Published 2024-12-06
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.
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44.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 55% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
52
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
17/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal