CVE-2024-50496 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-50496
Vulnerability Scoring

10.0

/10

Critical Risk

As a catastrophic security flaw, CVE-2024-50496 has severe implications, demanding immediate intervention.

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity: Low
Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
Attack Vector: Network
Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
Privileges Required: None
No privileges are required for exploitation.
Scope: Changed
Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-50496 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕓 01 Apr 2026, 16:19 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 28 Oct 2024, 21:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 519 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2024-50496 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-50496: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in webandprint AR For WordPress ar-for-wordpress allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects AR For WordPress: from n/a through <= 6.6.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-50496

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-50496 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-50496

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2024-50496 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-50496, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-50496, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: High
Exploiting CVE-2024-50496 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
Integrity: High
CVE-2024-50496 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
Availability: High
CVE-2024-50496 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.091% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 41.29% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 58.71% of others.

CVE-2024-50496 References

External References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ar-for-wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-ar-for-wordpress-plugin-6-2-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-1 In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by an authorization framework. This framework maps Access Control Lists (ACLs) to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application, or can run queries for data that they otherwise not supposed to.

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:4.8:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:webandprint:ar:5.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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