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CVE-2024-1698

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-1698 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability affecting the NotificationX plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 2.8.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate SQL queries, potentially extracting sensitive database information. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, the vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). While not yet on CISA's KEV list or showing active exploitation, public Nuclei templates exist, and there's some community discussion, indicating potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:notificationx:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2024-1698 · Mar 13, 2024
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7743 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

vicarius.io / vsociety/posts/decoding-the-unseen-threat-exploiting-cve-2024-1698-unauthenticated-sql-injection-in-notificationx-wordpress-plugin-from-basics-to-breach-a-comprehensive-guide-to-source-code-analysis-and-crafting-the-ultimate-exploit
ExploitMitigationProduct
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/3040809/notificationx/trunk/includes/Core/Database.php
Patch
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/3040809/notificationx/trunk/includes/Core/Rest/Analytics.php
Patch
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e110ea99-e2fa-4558-bcf3-942a35af0b91
Third Party Advisory