CVE-2024-11080 pickplugins CVE debrief

Who should care

WordPress site administrators and security teams should be aware of this vulnerability and assess their exposure, especially if using the affected plugin versions. They should verify exposure and assess potential impact, focusing on unauthenticated hook injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins. Affected operator, platform, vulnerability-management, and security-team impact should be considered.

Why it matters

CVE-2024-11080 is a critical vulnerability in the Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks plugin for WordPress, allowing unauthenticated hook injection. WordPress site administrators and security teams should verify exposure and assess potential impact, focusing on unauthenticated hook injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins.

• Unauthenticated attackers could potentially execute malicious actions with hooks in WordPress
• Vulnerable plugins may allow attackers to manipulate WordPress functionality
• Security controls in the function.php file may be bypassed

Technical summary

The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Hook Injection in versions 2.2.32 to 2.3.1. The issue is located in several functions within the ~/includes/blocks/form-wrap/function.php file, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute actions with hooks in WordPress. The vulnerability allows attackers to potentially execute malicious actions with hooks in WordPress, granted no other security controls are present in the function.php file. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure and assessing potential impact, focusing on unauthenticated hook injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure and assessing potential impact, focusing on unauthenticated hook injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify if the Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks plugin is installed and vulnerable on WordPress sites
• Assess the security controls present in the function.php file to prevent unauthenticated hook injection
• Consider updating the plugin to a version outside the vulnerable range if available
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The vulnerability is present in versions 2.2.32 to 2.3.1 of the Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks plugin. The issue lies in several functions within the ~/includes/blocks/form-wrap/function.php file.

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.