seobeginner SEO LAT Auto Post Plugin up to 2.2.1 on WordPress seo-beginner-auto-post.php remote_update code injection

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A vulnerability was found in seobeginner SEO LAT Auto Post Plugin up to 2.2.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function remote_update of the file seo-beginner-auto-post.php. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-12252. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in seobeginner SEO LAT Auto Post Plugin up to 2.2.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects the function remote_update of the file seo-beginner-auto-post.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by Lucio Sá. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12252 since 12/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• seobeginner

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• SEO LAT Auto Post Plugin

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• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1

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