CVE-2024-52429
Published: 18 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-52429 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Antonhoelstad Wp Quick Setup. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-52429 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability, tracked as CWE-434, that affects the WP Quick Setup plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.0. The flaw permits an authenticated user to upload files of dangerous types, including web shells, directly to the server.
An attacker with low-privileged access can exploit the issue over the network without user interaction to achieve arbitrary code execution, full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected WordPress installation and potentially other sites on the same host due to the changed scope in the CVSS vector.
The sole referenced advisory from Patchstack describes the vulnerability as enabling arbitrary plugin and theme installation that leads to remote code execution and recommends updating the plugin beyond version 2.0 once a fix is released.
The EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.4173 with a current value of 0.4114, indicating substantial exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-45914
Vulnerability details
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in AntonHoelstad WP Quick Setup wp-quick-setup allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects WP Quick Setup: from n/a through <= 2.0.
- 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.
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.