# CVE-2024-12535: Host PHP Info <= 1.0.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive server configuration data via the Host PHP Info WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7fx-x4q2-hqhr

## What is CVE-2024-12535?

CVE-2024-12535 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eflyjason Host PHP Info, 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 Host PHP Info plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check when including the 'phpinfo' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read configuration settings and predefined variables on the site's server. The plugin does not need to be activated for the vulnerability to be exploited.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12535?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-12535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Host PHP Info <= 1.0.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure (github_poc): https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-12535

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12535 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eflyjason Host PHP Info, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: eflyjason Host PHP Info. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12535/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.