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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-5488

Object Injection vulnerability fixed in SEOPress 7.9

Published Jun 24, 2024 · WordPress WordPress

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-5488. EPSS is 3.74%. Act only if a listed version of WordPress WordPress is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.74%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
WordPress WordPress

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 […]

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2024-5488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-5488. EPSS is 3.74%. Act only if a listed version of WordPress WordPress is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.74%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

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

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-5488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-5488

    30-day exploitation probability 3.7%

    first.org
  • 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

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.