CVE-2024-54248 HIGH

CVE-2024-54248: WordPress Eewee Admin Custom plugin <= 1.8.2.4 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Eewee

Product eewee admin custom

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in eewee eewee admin custom eewee-admincustom allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects eewee admin custom: from n/a through <= 1.8.2.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

eewee admin custom versions up to 1.8.2.4 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unauthorized actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking a logged-in administrator into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings, create accounts, or change content if they trick an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage or link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54248 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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