CVE-2024-51788 | WordPress The Novel Design Store Directory plugin <= 4.3.0 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Joshua Wolfe The Novel Design Store Directory noveldesign-store-directory allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects The Novel Design Store Directory: from n/a through <= 4.3.0.

Published: 2024-11-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-51788 is rated High Risk (79.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 62.13%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +32.51% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-51788

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-24 29.62% 62.13% +32.51%
2 2026-04-02 56.19% 29.62% -26.57%
3 2025-12-23 — 56.19% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-51788

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-51788

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-51788

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2024-51788

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