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CVE-2024-10728: PostX <= 4.1.16 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 47/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 39% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • No fixed version is recorded, but the references include a patch (commit or PR) link.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. See the fix and affected versions sections below.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_required_plugin_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Nov 16, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
39.0% · 98th percentile

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Action score

47

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
12 / 30 · 39.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · Wordfence
8.8
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
wpxpopostx

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • wpxpo postxbefore 4.1.17

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Wordfence). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • wpxpo Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazines, Blog Websites – PostX

    • up to and including 4.1.16affected · semver

Same product

wpxpo: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-31246WordPress PostX plugin <= 3.2.3 - Author+ Post/Page Duplication vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-69313WordPress PostX plugin <= 5.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2025-55707WordPress PostX Plugin <= 4.1.35 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    28Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-4305Jun 17, 2024 · PostX < 4.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
    27Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50443Oct 28, 2024 · WordPress PostX plugin <= 4.1.12 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    21Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-50513Nov 19, 2024 · WordPress PostX plugin <= 4.1.15 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    23Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02024-11-16

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoCsame day
  2. Published
  3. TodayNov 10, 2026+725 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-31246160 days apartWordPress PostX plugin <= 3.2.3 - Author+ Post/Page Duplication vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-69313432 days apartWordPress PostX plugin <= 5.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2025-54751397 days apartWordPress PostX plugin <= 4.1.36 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    28Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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