CVE-2024-12252

The SEO LAT Auto Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file overwrite due to a missing capability check on the remote_update AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the seo-beginner-auto-post.php file which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-beginner-auto-post/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/67df10cc-ce3c-4157-9860-7e367062f710?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El complemento SEO LAT Auto Post para WordPress es vulnerable a la sobrescritura de archivos debido a una falta de verificación de capacidad en la acción AJAX remote_update en todas las versiones hasta la 2.2.1 incluida. Esto permite que atacantes no autenticados sobrescriban el archivo seo-beginner-auto-post.php, lo que puede aprovecharse para lograr la ejecución remota de código.

07 Jan 2025, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-01-07 05:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 06:59

NVD link : CVE-2024-12252

Mitre link : CVE-2024-12252

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-12252

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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