CVE-2024-10578

HIGH

Pubnews theme <1.0.7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The Pubnews theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pubnews_importer_plugin_action_for_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be leveraged to exploit other vulnerabilities.

Exploits (2)

github WORKING POC

by Boshe99 · pythonpoc

https://github.com/Boshe99/CVE-Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2024-10578

View Code ZIP pw:eip

nomisec WORKING POC

by Nxploited · poc

https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-10578

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Product] https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pubnews/1.0.7/inc/admin/admin.php#L1017

[Product] https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/250743/pubnews/1.0.8?contextall=1&old=245552&old_path=%2Fpubnews%2F1.0.7

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7eaa0117-5320-431f-b3d2-05a867901528?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.4450

EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-434

Status draft

Timeline

Published Dec 06, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026