CVE-2024-12252 SEO LAT Auto Post <= 2.2.1 - Missing Authorization to File Overwrite/Upload (Remote Code Execution)
Unauthenticated attackers can overwrite plugin files to achieve remote code execution due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12252?
CVE-2024-12252 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in seobeginner SEO LAT Auto Post, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12252?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-12252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgh8-4hmr-gpcm.