CVE-2024-10728
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/tags/4.1.16/classes/Importer.php#L94
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/tags/4.1.16/classes/Initialization.php#L330
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188636/ultimate-post/trunk/classes/Importer.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-post/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/076f36fb-c2fb-43e0-a027-1351d3995489?source=cve
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-09.