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Public proof of concept

CVE-2024-12849

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-01-07
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

The Error Log Viewer By WP Guru plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1.3 via the wp_ajax_nopriv_elvwp_log_download AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-01-0706:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-12849?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-12849?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2024-12849 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedRandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-12849Nxploited/CVE-2024-12849-Poc
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-01-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score48.0 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2025-01-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12849?

The Error Log Viewer By WP Guru plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1.3 via the wp_ajax_nopriv_elvwp_log_download AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Is CVE-2024-12849 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-12849 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 48.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-12849?

CVE-2024-12849 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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