CVE-2024-5326

Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2024 at 10:59 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPostX

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'postx_presets_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to change arbitrary options on affected sites. This can be used to enable new user registration and set the default role for new users to Administrator.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PostX· Wpxpowordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 4.1.2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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