Findings

CVE-2024-5488

Object Injection vulnerability fixed in SEOPress 7.9

Published Jun 24, 2024 · WordPress WordPress · evidence confidence high

During a routine audit of various WordPress plugins, we identified a few issues in SEOPress (300k+ active installs). More specifically, we discovered an authentication bug which could allow attackers to access certain protected REST API routes without having any kind of account on the targeted site. Digging deeper into what an attacker could do with this […]

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2024-5488 is a unknown public vulnerability record for WordPress WordPress. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

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Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: wpscan. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 24, 2024 · WPScan Vulnerability Database

    Detected

    During a routine audit of various WordPress plugins, we identified a few issues in SEOPress (300k+ active installs). More specifically, we discovered an authentication bug which could allow attackers to access certain protected REST API routes without having any kind of account on the targeted site. Digging deeper into what an attacker could do with this […]

Sources

  • WPScan Vulnerability DatabaseVendor advisoryCVE-2024-5488

    During a routine audit of various WordPress plugins, we identified a few issues in SEOPress (300k+ active installs). More specifically, we discovered an authentication bug which could allow attackers to access certain protected REST API routes without having any kind of account o

    wpscan.com