PT-2025-1694 · WordPress · Wp Extended

Matthew Rollings + 1 · Published 2025-01-08 · Updated 2025-01-17 · CVE-2024-11816

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress version 3.0.11

Description The issue is due to a missing capability check on the wpext handle snippet update function, making it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to execute code on the server, provided an admin has created at least one code snippet.

Recommendations For version 3.0.11, consider disabling the wpext handle snippet update function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Additionally, restrict access to the WP Extended plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-11816

Affected Products

Wp Extended

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11816 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11816 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3213331%40wpextended&new=3213331%40wpextended&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b3ce53e5-8666-4227-83d3-58f35db0ce68?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/14651 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpextended/trunk/includes/modules/core_extensions/wpext_snippets/wpext_snippets.php#L705 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1876890055735914723 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/106707 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1878683465450942763 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1876834196569665809 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1876905772614852832 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107824 · Telegram Post