CVE-2024-50498

published 2024-10-28

CVE-2024-50498: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Ajit Bohra WP Query Console wp-query-console allows Code Injection.This issue…

Priority P1 89 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

ITW EXPLOIT VulnCheck KEV Initial access

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Ajit Bohra WP Query Console wp-query-console allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Query Console: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ajit_bohra	wp_query_console	<= 1.0	—
lubus	wp_query_console	<= 1.0	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url POST /index.php?rest_route=/wqc/v1/query↗

path /wqc/v1/query↗

command {"queryArgs":"phpinfo();","queryType":"post"}↗

path wp-content/plugins/wp-query-console/↗

• → Exploit traffic is an unauthenticated POST request to the REST endpoint /index.php?rest_route=/wqc/v1/query with a JSON body containing 'queryArgs' (PHP code) and 'queryType'. No authentication required. ↗
• → Presence of the wp-query-console plugin directory on a WordPress site (wp-content/plugins/wp-query-console/) is a strong indicator of potential exposure or active targeting. ↗

• · The vulnerability affects WP Query Console version 1.0 and below only. The plugin has not been updated in over 7 years and has no patched version available; removal is the only remediation. ↗
• · The exploit requires no authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), making it trivially exploitable remotely against any WordPress site with the plugin installed. ↗
• · EPSS score of 0.91902 (99.694th percentile) indicates extremely high probability of exploitation in the wild; treat as actively exploited. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vulncheck 9.8 CRITICAL

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