CVE-2024-52429: WordPress WP Quick Setup plugin <= 2.0 - Arbitrary Plugin and Theme Installation to Remote Code Execution vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in AntonHoelstad WP Quick Setup wp-quick-setup allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects WP Quick Setup: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Affected products

AntonHoelstad WP Quick Setup: through 2.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-quick-setup/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-quick-setup-plugin-2-0-arbitrary-plugin-and-theme-installation-to-remote-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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