Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-8512W3SPEEDSTER <= 7.26 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution

Critical 9.1

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A critical-severity security flaw in W3SPEEDSTER from w3speedster. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
w3speedster	W3SPEEDSTER	0 – through 7.26

Weakness: CWE-95 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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