WP Crontrol <= 1.16.1 — Remote Code Execution
CVE-2024-28850Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.16.1Update to 1.16.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP Crontrol wp-crontrol
- Affected≤ 1.16.1
- Patched in1.16.2
Update to 1.16.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.16.1. Version 1.16.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP Crontrol.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.16.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP Crontrol to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Calvin Alkan.
The WP Crontrol plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.1 when another vulnerability is present on the site that allows access to editing the database. This makes it possible for attackers to execute code on the server. Please see the advisory in references for more in depth details.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WP Crontrol
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.9 | 1.17.0 - 1.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery 1.17.0 – 1.19.1Update to 1.19.2 | CVE-2025-8678 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting <1.3Update to 1.3 | — |
- Medium5.91.17.0 - 1.19.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
1.17.0 – 1.19.1Update to 1.19.2
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
<1.3Update to 1.3
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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