Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-6159

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 15 May 2025

Published
15 May 2025
Modified
11 June 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0399 88.7th percentile
Risk Priority 22 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-6159 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Pnfpb Push Notification For Post And Buddypress. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 11.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

The vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-6159 with a CVSS score of 9.8, affecting the Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin prior to version 1.9.4. The plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before incorporating it into a SQL statement through an AJAX action that is reachable by unauthenticated users, corresponding to CWE-89.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network without authentication or user interaction to execute arbitrary SQL commands. Successful exploitation can result in full compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site and its database.

Advisories published by WPScan at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de20ebda-b0bc-489e-a8d3-e9487a2b48e8/ identify the affected plugin versions and point to remediation steps for site operators.

EPSS for this CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.0984 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.0399, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress WordPress plugin before 1.9.4 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

pnfpb
push notification for post and buddypress
≤ 1.9.4

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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