CVE-2024-50492 HIGH

CVE-2024-50492: WordPress ScottCart plugin <= 1.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Scott Paterson

Product ScottCart

Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection

Published October 28, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Scott Paterson ScottCart scottcart allows Code Injection.This issue affects ScottCart: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ScottCart versions 1.1 and earlier contain a code injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code over the network. No user interaction is required. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and potentially other connected systems.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the server without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can execute malicious code, steal data, modify content, or disable the site entirely.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the ScottCart installation; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 28, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50492 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html AskarLabs — CWE-94 write-up Code Injection

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