Is CVE-2024-8479 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-8479 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-8479?

CVE-2024-8479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-8479?

CVE-2024-8479 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8479?

Upgrade simple spoiler to 1.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-8479

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The The Simple Spoiler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in versions 1.2 to 1.3. This is due to the plugin adding the filter add_filter('comment_text', 'do_shortcode'); which will run all shortcodes in comments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

simple spoilerNVD

Affected:>= 1.2, < 1.4Fixed in:1.4CVE-2024-8479derived from NVD

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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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 2024-09-27.