CVE-2024-37091
RCE in Stylemixthemes Consulting Elementor Widgets ≤ 1.3.1
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-37091 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Consulting Elementor Widgets. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 33% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-37091 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77/CWE-78) affecting two WordPress plugins developed by StylemixThemes: Consulting Elementor Widgets (versions through 1.3.0) and Masterstudy Elementor Widgets (versions through 1.2.2). The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements in commands, enabling OS command injection with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.9.
An authenticated attacker with low-privileged network access can exploit the issue without user interaction to execute arbitrary operating system commands. Successful exploitation yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected component, with a scope change that can extend to the broader hosting environment.
Advisories published by Patchstack identify the issues as remote code execution flaws and direct users to apply the vendor-supplied updates that remediate the affected plugin versions. The associated EPSS scores have remained low, with a current value of 0.0636 and a modest peak of 0.0811.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-36421
Vulnerability Data
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in StylemixThemes Consulting Elementor Widgets, StylemixThemes Masterstudy Elementor Widgets allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects Consulting Elementor Widgets: from n/a through 1.3.0; Masterstudy Elementor Widgets: from n/a through…
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Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover command-construction flaws before deployment.
Input validation directly stops construction of commands from untrusted data containing special elements.
Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.
Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.
Secure engineering principles include proper neutralization and safe command construction practices.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.
Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.
Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.
Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.
Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.
Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.
Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.