Is CVE-2024-12542 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-12542 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-12542?

CVE-2024-12542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-12542?

CVE-2024-12542 has an EPSS score of 1.29% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-12542

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The linkID plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check when including the 'phpinfo' function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read configuration settings and predefined variables on the site's server. The plugin does not need to be activated for the vulnerability to be exploited.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

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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 2025-01-09.