Is CVE-2024-8512 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-8512 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-8512?

CVE-2024-8512 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-8512?

CVE-2024-8512 has an EPSS score of 0.95% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2024-8512?

No published fix for CVE-2024-8512 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-8512

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The W3SPEEDSTER plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 7.26 via the 'script' parameter of the hookBeforeStartOptimization() function. This is due to the plugin passing user supplied input to eval(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

CWE-95

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references3

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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 2024-11-01.