External featured image from bing <= 1.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution

8.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2024-48027
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published October 9, 2024
Last Updated October 16, 2024
Researcher João Pedro Soares de Alcântara - Kinorth

Description

The External featured image from bing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for External featured image from bing

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug external-featured-image-from-bing (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.2

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