SEO LAT Auto Post <= 2.2.1 - Missing Authorization to File Overwrite/Upload (Remote Code Execution)

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2024-12252
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published January 6, 2025
Last Updated January 7, 2025
Researcher Lucio Sá

Description

The SEO LAT Auto Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file overwrite due to a missing capability check on the remote_update AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the seo-beginner-auto-post.php file which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution.

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Vulnerability Details for SEO LAT Auto Post

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug seo-beginner-auto-post (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
  • <= 2.2.1

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