CVE-2024-50493
Published: 29 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50493 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is an unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type, tracked as CWE-434, in the Automatic Translation WordPress plugin. It affects all versions from n/a through 1.0.4 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0, reflecting network-exploitable conditions with no authentication or user interaction required and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected system.
An unauthenticated attacker can upload arbitrary files, including web shells, directly to the web server. Successful exploitation grants remote code execution with the privileges of the web server process, allowing complete compromise of the WordPress site and potentially the underlying host.
The issue is documented in the Patchstack vulnerability database, which identifies the flaw in version 1.0.4 and earlier; administrators should apply any available vendor update or remove the plugin until a fix is released. The associated EPSS score has reached 0.5550, indicating substantial exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44919
Vulnerability details
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in masterhomepage Automatic Translation automatic-translation allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Automatic Translation: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.
- 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.