CVE-2024-10728: The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_req

high Affects ultimate-post (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation/activation due to a missing capability check on the 'install_req

Package
ultimate-post (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.1.17
Fixed in
4.1.17
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 39% (98.6th percentile)
Published
2024-11-16
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
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