CVE-2024-50500

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2024-50500 · Published 03/02/2025 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2024-50500 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting shortcodes and extra features for phlox theme (averta).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.43%, higher than 37.0% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.17.3 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
shortcodes and extra features for phlox theme averta	`< 2.17.3`	`2.17.3`

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme auxin-elements allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme: from n/a through <= 2.17.4.

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/auxin-elements/vulnerability/wordpress-phlox-core-elements-plugin-2-17-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

shortcodes and extra features for phlox theme

averta

< 2.17.3

2.17.3

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