CVE-2024-11034
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary WordPress shortcodes through the 'fire_contact_form' AJAX action in the Request a Quote for WooCommerce plugin. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.4 are affected, potentially leading to privilege escalation, data exposure, or remote code execution.
💻 Affected Systems
- Request a Quote for WooCommerce and Elementor – Get a Quote Button – Product Enquiry Form Popup – Product Quotation
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could execute arbitrary PHP code via shortcodes, leading to complete site compromise, data theft, or server takeover.
Likely Case
Attackers will execute existing shortcodes to access sensitive data, modify content, or escalate privileges to administrator access.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and shortcode whitelisting, impact is limited to non-sensitive shortcode execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending crafted AJAX requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=fire_contact_form and malicious shortcode parameters.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/get-a-quote-button-for-woocommerce/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Request a Quote for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update shows, manually download version 1.5+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable AJAX endpoint
allRemove or restrict access to the fire_contact_form AJAX action
Add to theme's functions.php: remove_action('wp_ajax_fire_contact_form', 'fire_contact_form'); remove_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_fire_contact_form', 'fire_contact_form');
Disable plugin
linuxTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate get-a-quote-button-for-woocommerce
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to block requests containing 'fire_contact_form' action with shortcode parameters.
- Restrict access to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php to authenticated users only.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 1.4 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get get-a-quote-button-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version shows 1.5 or higher. Test AJAX endpoint with safe shortcode to confirm proper validation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with 'action=fire_contact_form' and shortcode parameters
- Unusual shortcode execution in debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to admin-ajax.php with fire_contact_form parameter from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="web_access" AND uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND post_data="*action=fire_contact_form*"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/get-a-quote-button-for-woocommerce/tags/1.3.9/includes/class-ajax.php#L31
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3195227/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/get-a-quote-button-for-woocommerce/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ccd3504-5663-48cd-90bc-502c2ce232f7?source=cve
