CVE-2024-8672

9.9 CRITICAL 45% exploit odds Drop everything No fix listed Injection Web app

What it is

The Widget Options – The #1 WordPress Widget & Block Control Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.7 via the display logic functionality that extends several page builders. This is due to the plugin allowing users to supply input that will be passed through eval() without any filtering or capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Special note: We suggested the vendor implement an allowlist of functions and limit the ability to execute commands to just administrators, however, they did not take our advice. We are considering this patched, however, we believe it could still be further hardened and there may be residual risk with how the issue is currently patched.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 45.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2024-09-10 18:16 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2024-11-28 10:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 08:23 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 45.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.9 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2024-11-28 10:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 08:23 UTC
Exploit probability: 45.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-94 · Code injection
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record