PatchTheCVECVE-2024-6928: The Opti Marketing WordPress plugin through 2.0.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before usi
CVE-2024-6928 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting opti marketing. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The Opti Marketing WordPress plugin through 2.0.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- Public exploit reference
- CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 3.3% (top 12%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| Published | 2024-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- Write-up: wpscan.com/vulnerability/7bb9474f-2b9d-4856-b36d-a43da3db0245/
- Nuclei scan template: Opti Marketing <= 2.0.9 - SQL Injection
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-6928?
opti marketing: upgrade to newer than 2.0.9. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-6928 being exploited?
CVE-2024-6928 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-6928 affect?
CVE-2024-6928 affects opti marketing. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The Opti Marketing WordPress plugin through 2.0.9 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.
How urgent is CVE-2024-6928?
Priority 69/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action