CVE-2024-12071Network attack vector

Unauthenticated post deletion via missing capability check

Published Jan 18, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Missing authorization in Evergreen Content Poster 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress posts and pages. The delete_network_post() function acts on a caller-selected post or page without performing the required WordPress capability check. No account or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation removes site content selected by the attacker.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Evergreen Content Poster 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress posts and pages. The delete_network_post() function acts on a caller-selected post or page without performing the required WordPress capability check. No account or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation removes site content selected by the attacker.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12071
Published
Jan 18, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
Evergreen Content Poster
Product
Evergreen Content Poster
Classifications
CWE-862, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.4.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Evergreen Content Poster · Evergreen Content Posterversion=0 <=1.4.4

Published CVSS scores

5.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1485Data Destruction

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