CVE-2024-50498
Published: 28 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50498 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Lubus Wp Query Console. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-50498 is a critical code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in the WP Query Console WordPress plugin, affecting all versions through 1.0. The flaw stems from improper control over code generation, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the affected component.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue without user interaction or credentials, achieving full remote code execution that impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability across the WordPress site and potentially the underlying server. The CVSS 10.0 score reflects the absence of required privileges and the scope change that extends impact beyond the vulnerable plugin.
Public references include a Patchstack advisory detailing the remote code execution risk and a GitHub repository publishing a 0-click RCE exploit. No specific patch or mitigation steps beyond updating the plugin are described in the provided data. The EPSS score sits at a sustained high of 0.9190 with no indicated rise from a lower baseline.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44924
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Ajit Bohra WP Query Console wp-query-console allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Query Console: from n/a through <= 1.0.
- 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.