CVE-2024-50492
Published: 28 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50492 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Scottpaterson Scottcart. Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-50492 is a code injection vulnerability, tracked under CWE-94, that affects the ScottCart WordPress plugin by Scott Paterson. The flaw impacts all versions through 1.1 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.3, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors with low complexity and no required privileges or user interaction.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can supply crafted input that results in arbitrary code execution on the server. Successful exploitation allows limited but concurrent impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed security scope, enabling an adversary to run injected code in the context of the vulnerable WordPress installation.
The Patchstack advisory at the referenced URL classifies the issue as a remote code execution vulnerability and provides details for affected plugin users. The associated EPSS score has remained steady at 0.6226 with no material increase observed since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44918
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Scott Paterson ScottCart scottcart allows Code Injection.This issue affects ScottCart: from n/a through <= 1.1.
- 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.