Missing authorization in wpextended The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in version 3.0.11. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'wpext_handle_snippet_update' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute code on the server providing an admin has created at least one code snippet.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00774 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpextended | The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended | up to 3.0.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- The Ultimate WordPress Toolkit – WP Extended Vendorwpextended Affected up to 3.0.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpextended:ultimate_wordpress_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.0.12 | Vulnerable | wpextended |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpextended:ultimate_wordpress_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·wpextended
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11816
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vrq-rwr6-5xww
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-11816 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11816 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9vrq-rwr6-5xww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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