CVE-2024-11094
📋 TL;DR
The 404 Solution WordPress plugin exposes sensitive redirect data including GET parameters through its export feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to extract potentially confidential information. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 2.35.17.
💻 Affected Systems
- 404 Solution WordPress Plugin
⚠️ 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 obtain sensitive GET parameters containing credentials, session tokens, or other confidential data from redirect logs, leading to account compromise or data breaches.
Likely Case
Attackers extract redirect URLs containing sensitive query parameters, potentially revealing internal paths, user data, or other information that could aid further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, exposure is limited to non-sensitive redirect data only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires accessing the vulnerable export endpoint. No authentication needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.35.18 and later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find '404 Solution' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Alternatively, download version 2.35.18+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the 404 Solution plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate 404-solution
Block Export Endpoint
linuxUse web server rules to block access to the vulnerable export feature.
# Apache: RewriteRule ^.*/export.*$ - [F,L]
# Nginx: location ~* /export { deny all; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the 404 Solution plugin immediately.
- Implement WAF rules to block requests to plugin export endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → 404 Solution. If version is 2.35.17 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get 404-solution --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version shows 2.35.18 or higher in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/404-solution/export endpoints from unauthenticated users
- Unusual access patterns to plugin export functionality
Network Indicators:
- GET requests to plugin export URLs without authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/404-solution/export" AND NOT user_agent="WordPress/*"