CVE-2024-8512
high-risk
Published 2024-10-30
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.
Do I need to act?
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21.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 79% 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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9
CVSS 9.1/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
50
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
31/34 · Critical
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal