CVE-2024-52429

CRITICAL

WP Quick Setup <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Plugin/Theme Installation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-52429. PoCs published by RandomRobbieBF.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a missing authorization vulnerability in WP Quick Setup <= 2.0, allowing authenticated subscribers to install arbitrary plugins/themes via an AJAX endpoint. The exploit uses a crafted HTML form to trigger the installation without proper capability checks.

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in AntonHoelstad WP Quick Setup wp-quick-setup allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects WP Quick Setup: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars

by RandomRobbieBF · poc

https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-52429

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This PoC demonstrates a missing authorization vulnerability in WP Quick Setup <= 2.0, allowing authenticated subscribers to install arbitrary plugins/themes via an AJAX endpoint. The exploit uses a crafted HTML form to trigger the installation without proper capability checks.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Auth Bypass

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: WP Quick Setup WordPress plugin <= 2.0

Auth required

Prerequisites: WordPress subscriber+ account · WP Quick Setup plugin <= 2.0 installed

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vdb Entry vdb-entry

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-quick-setup/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-quick-setup-plugin-2-0-arbitrary-plugin-and-theme-installation-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Third Party Advisory

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-quick-setup/wordpress-wp-quick-setup-plugin-2-0-arbitrary-plugin-and-theme-installation-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9

EPSS 0.0090

EPSS Percentile 54.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-434

Status published

Products (2)

AntonHoelstad/WP Quick Setup < 2.0

antonhoelstad/wp_quick_setup < 2.0

Published Nov 18, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026