Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-12404

High

Published: 11 January 2025

Published
11 January 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.3028 96.8th percentile
Risk Priority 33 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-12404 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 3.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

The CF Internal Link Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection in all versions through 1.1.0. The flaw exists in the handling of the post_title parameter, where user input is insufficiently escaped and the query is not properly prepared, allowing an attacker to modify an existing SQL statement.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can supply crafted input to the affected shortcode and append additional queries, enabling extraction of sensitive information from the WordPress database. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, and no required authentication or user interaction.

Public references point to the vulnerable code path in the plugin repository and a detailed advisory from Wordfence, but do not yet describe an official patch release or specific configuration mitigations. The EPSS score currently stands at 0.30 with a recorded peak of 0.32.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The CF Internal Link Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'post_title' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on…

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the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Direct unauthenticated SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation for data extraction.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Wordpress
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates the SQL injection by enforcing validity checks and escaping on user-supplied parameters like 'post_title' before inclusion in SQL queries.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Ensures timely remediation of the flaw in the CF Internal Link Shortcode plugin versions up to 1.1.0 through patching or disabling.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Identifies SQL injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-12404 through vulnerability scanning of web applications and plugins.

References