CVE-2024-8512 describes a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the W3SPEEDSTER WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 7.26. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Administrator privileges to execute arbitrary code on the server by injecting malicious input into the 'script' parameter of the hookBeforeStartOptimization() function, due to improper use of eval(). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100 suggests significant potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 7.26CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:w3speedster:w3speedster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.7 Bluesky, 0.4 Mastodon, and 1.7 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.