CVE-2024-4662
Published: 23 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4662 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Oxygenbuilder (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Oxygen Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution in all versions up to and including 4.8.2. The issue, tracked as CWE-94, arises because the plugin stores custom data in post metadata without an underscore prefix, allowing arbitrary PHP code to be injected through the WordPress user interface. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.
Authenticated users with low privileges, such as contributors, can exploit the flaw to inject and execute PHP code, thereby gaining elevated privileges on the affected site. Exploitation requires network access but no user interaction and succeeds with low attack complexity.
The vendor addressed the vulnerability in Oxygen Builder 4.8.3, as detailed in the official security update announcement and corroborated by Wordfence threat intelligence. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0790 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44264
Vulnerability details
The Oxygen Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.2 via post metadata. This is due to the plugin storing custom data in post metadata without an underscore prefix. This…
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makes it possible for lower privileged users, such as contributors, to inject arbitrary PHP code via the WordPress user interface and gain elevated privileges.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.