CVE-2024-43247
📛 CVE Title
WordPress WHMpress plugin <= 6.2-revision-5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Change vulnerability
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in creativeon WHMpress allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WHMpress: from n/a through 6.2-revision-5.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 8.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-862 - Reserved
- 2024-08-09
- Published
- 2024-08-19 19:14 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 18:10 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43247.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2024-43247 — WHMpress <= 6.2-revision-5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2024-08-19 18:15:10 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 07:50:40 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0044 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 36.31% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2024-40139 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Aug 19, 2024, 5:14:21 PM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:10:10 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
8.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.4100
- Vendors
- creativeon
- Products
-
WHMpress (n/a ≤6.2-revision-5)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-qj78-v57f-v8c2
ENISA description: Missing Authorization vulnerability in creativeon WHMpress allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WHMpress: from n/a through 6.2-revision-5.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| creativeon | WHMpress |
n/a (affected)
|
— |
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
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Indicators (2)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain |
acls.this
|
no local data | 2026-05-18 21:19 UTC |
| cve |
CVE-2024-43247
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 14:24 UTC |
Remediations (19)
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web:www.cvefind.com
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2026-07-30 05:48 UTC -
web:access.redhat.com
Learn about our open source products, services, and company. You are here
2026-07-30 05:48 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2024 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical ...
2026-07-30 05:48 UTC -
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2026-07-30 05:48 UTC -
web:www.microsoft.com
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2026-07-30 05:48 UTC -
Wordfence remediation: WHMpress - WHMCS WordPress Integration PluginWordfence
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2026-06-06 14:24 UTC -
web:www.cybersecuritydive.com
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added two major software flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on Tuesday, acknowledging the evidence that hackers have been using the bugs in recent attacks. CISA added CVE - 2024 -1708, a high-severity flaw in ConnectWise's ScreenConnect remote-access tool, and CVE -2026-32202, a medium-severity flaw in the Windows Shell ...
2026-05-22 10:10 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Google released a critical Chrome update fixing multiple high-risk vulnerabilities that could enable arbitrary code execution.
2026-05-22 10:10 UTC -
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2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
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2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
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2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
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2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
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2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:www.pcworld.com
This month's Patch Tuesday includes an actively exploited Office zero-day vulnerability and several critical RCE bugs in Windows and Remote Desktop.
2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
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2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:www.windowscentral.com
Another out of band update has been issued to Windows 11 users to address a major bug that caused Outlook to become inoperable after January's disastrous Patch Tuesday updates.
2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 02:48 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.
2026-05-22 02:48 UTC
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