Critical Risk Disclosed
CVE-2024-33552
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in 8theme XStore Core allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects XStore Core: from n/a through 5.3.8.
Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low Priority0.53%
The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)
7-Day Exploitation Trend
Vulnerability Timeline
2 eventsMay 17, 2024
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.
Apr 10, 2025
Last Updated
Record updated with new analysis or tags.
Threat Actor Attribution
PREMIUM INTELAssociated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes
Remediation & Mitigation
SOLUTIONOfficial patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.
# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
Affected Products
1 Total
8theme/xstore_coreAll Versions
References
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/et-core-plugin/wordpress-xstore-core-plugin-5-3-5-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cvePatchstack
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/et-core-plugin/wordpress-xstore-core-plugin-5-3-5-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cvePatchstack
Third Party Advisory
Am I Vulnerable?
Check your domain or package.json for CVE-2024-33552 exposure.
Vulnerability Details
CVSS Base Score
9.8/ 10
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published Date
May 17, 2024
Last Modified
Apr 10, 2025
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