CVE-2024-3552

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-06-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 67%
  • Public exploit code is available (ssvc poc, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 67%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: ssvc poc · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Web Directory Free WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection with different techniques like UNION, Time-Based and Error-Based.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
86(Attend)
EG Risk 86/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation67% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
67%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 13, 2024

Last Modified

March 25, 2025

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Web Directory Free < 1.7.0 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection | CVE 2024-3552 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34b03ee4-de81-4fec-9f3d-e1bd5b94d136/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  27. 2026-05-24 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-3552.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    Web Directory Free < 1.7.0 - SQL Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-3552?
CVE-2024-3552 is a critical vulnerability published on June 13, 2024. The Web Directory Free WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection with different techniques like UNION, Time-Based and Error-Based.
When was CVE-2024-3552 disclosed?
CVE-2024-3552 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 13, 2024, with the most recent update on March 25, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-3552 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-3552 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-3552?
CVE-2024-3552 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-3552?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-3552, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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