CVE-2024-52416 WordPress Debug Tool plugin <= 2.2 - Remote Code Execution vulnerability
Attackers can upload a web shell to the server due to missing authorization checks in the WordPress Debug Tool plugin.
- 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-2024-52416?
CVE-2024-52416 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Eugen Bobrowski Debug Tool, published on 16 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Eugen Bobrowski Debug Tool debug-tool allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Debug Tool: from n/a through <= 2.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52416?
How do I fix CVE-2024-52416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52416 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-2024-52416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg57-gjx2-c4mf.