# CVE-2024-50450: WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3.4 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability

> Attackers can inject arbitrary code into the MDTF WordPress plugin, potentially leading to remote code execution on the hosting server.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c8pf-2pv8-v359

## What is CVE-2024-50450?

CVE-2024-50450 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in RealMag777 MDTF, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in RealMag777 MDTF wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter allows Code Injection.This issue affects MDTF: from n/a through <= 1.3.3.4.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50450?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginus Wordpress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50450 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50450 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF) <= 1.3.3.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (github_poc): https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-50450

## Other vulnerabilities in RealMag777 MDTF

- [CVE-2024-8624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8624/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-20781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20781/): Cross-site request forgery in WordPress Meta Data Filter & Taxonomies Filter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-8623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8623/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-29763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29763/): WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-12030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12030/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50450 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50450 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in RealMag777 MDTF, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-50450 exists.

Affected product: RealMag777 MDTF. 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-2024-50450/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50450/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50450
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50450
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50450

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.