CVE-2024-10728

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-10728?

Upgrade postx to 4.1.17 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-10728 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-10728 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 36.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-10728?

CVE-2024-10728 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-10728 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for postx (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

postxNVD

Affected:< 4.1.17Fixed in:4.1.17CVE-2024-10728derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

36.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-10728?

Upgrade postx to 4.1.17 or later.

Is CVE-2024-10728 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-10728 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 36.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-10728?

CVE-2024-10728 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-10728 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for postx (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This 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.