CVE-2024-56278
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Smackcoders Inc., WP Ultimate Exporter wp-ultimate-exporter allows PHP Remote File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Ultimate Exporter: from n/a through <= 2.9.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe WP Ultimate Exporter plugin for WordPress contains a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability where user-supplied input is improperly used in include/require statements without adequate validation. This allows remote attackers to include malicious external PHP files, achieving arbitrary code execution on the target server.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WP Ultimate Exporter plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Ultimate Exporter' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'ultimate-exporter' in the nameAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin main PHP file header for the 'Version' comment, or look in the WordPress plugin repository changelog for the installed version. Compare this to any available patched version.Affected if The installed version predates the patch or no patch version is documented
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Check for exposed include/require parametersReview plugin PHP files for $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST usage in include, require, include_once, or require_once statements without proper sanitization. Look for patterns like 'include($_GET["..."])' or 'require($_REQUEST["..."])'Affected if User-controlled input flows directly into include/require without validation
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Inspect web server access logs for exploitation attemptsSearch access logs (typically in /var/log/apache2/ or /var/log/nginx/) for requests containing '?file=', '?page=', '?include=', or similar parameters pointing to external domains or suspicious paths
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Check for newly created or modified PHP filesReview /wp-content/ and subdirectories for unexpected .php files with suspicious names (often random strings or base64-encoded content) that were created recently
If the WP Ultimate Exporter plugin is installed and its code contains unsanitized include/require statements using user input, or if exploitation signatures appear in logs, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate WP Ultimate Exporter to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, disable the plugin immediately and implement a WAF rule to block requests with suspicious include/require parameters.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56278 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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