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CVE-2024-5450

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-07-13
  • Fixed in2.1.1
  • WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

The Bug Library WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not check the file type on user-submitted bug reports, allowing an unauthenticated user to upload PHP files

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0221:46First Metasploit moduleMetasploit Framework

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-5450?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Bug library project bug library
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1< 2.1.12.1.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Unknown Bug Libraryother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 2.1.1fixed in 2.1.1semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-07-13

Fix

  1. Update Bug library project bug library to 2.1.1

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/webapp/wp_bug_library_file_uploadrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-07-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5450?

The Bug Library WordPress plugin before 2.1.1 does not check the file type on user-submitted bug reports, allowing an unauthenticated user to upload PHP files

Is CVE-2024-5450 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-5450, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-5450?

CVE-2024-5450 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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