CVE-2024-1072 – This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attac... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-1072?

CVE-2024-1072 has a CVSS score of 8.2 (HIGH). This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to modify content on WordPress sites using the SeedProd Website Builder plugin. Attackers can change coming-soon pages, maintenance pages, login pages, and 404 pages created with the plugin. All WordPress sites running SeedProd plugin versions up to 6.15.21 are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to modify content on WordPress sites using the SeedProd Website Builder plugin. Attackers can change coming-soon pages, maintenance pages, login pages, and 404 pages created with the plugin. All WordPress sites running SeedProd plugin versions up to 6.15.21 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

SeedProd Website Builder WordPress Plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 6.15.21

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Only affects WordPress installations with the SeedProd plugin installed and activated. The vulnerability exists in the seedprod_lite_new_lpage function which lacks proper capability checks.

📦 What is this software?

Website Builder By Seedprod by Seedprod

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could replace legitimate pages with malicious content, redirect users to phishing sites, or deface the website entirely, damaging brand reputation and potentially stealing credentials.

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Likely Case

Attackers modify coming-soon or maintenance pages to display malicious content, phishing forms, or redirect users to malicious sites while legitimate site maintenance is occurring.

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If Mitigated

With proper patching, no unauthorized modifications can occur, and all plugin functionality works as intended.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

The vulnerability requires no authentication and involves simple HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint. Given the high CVSS score and unauthenticated nature, exploitation is likely occurring in the wild.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 6.15.23

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3029567/coming-soon/trunk/app/lpage.php

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'SeedProd' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 6.15.23+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable SeedProd Plugin

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Temporarily deactivate the SeedProd plugin until patching is possible

wp plugin deactivate coming-soon

Restrict Access to Vulnerable Endpoint

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Block access to the vulnerable function via web application firewall or .htaccess rules

# Add to .htaccess: RewriteRule ^wp-admin/admin-ajax\.php\?action=seedprod_lite_new_lpage - [F,L]

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to the seedprod_lite_new_lpage endpoint
Disable the SeedProd plugin entirely and use alternative methods for coming-soon/maintenance pages

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins → SeedProd version. If version is 6.15.21 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get coming-soon --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify plugin version shows 6.15.23 or higher in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=seedprod_lite_new_lpage parameter from unauthenticated users
Unusual modifications to coming-soon or maintenance page content

Network Indicators:

POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php endpoint with seedprod_lite_new_lpage action from external IPs

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query="action=seedprod_lite_new_lpage" AND user="-"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-1072

CVSS v3 Score: 8.2 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

CWE: CWE-862

Published: February 5, 2024

Last Updated: November 21, 2024

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