CVE-2024-11445
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Image Magnify plugin allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages. When users visit pages containing the injected scripts, arbitrary code executes in their browsers. All WordPress sites using Image Magnify plugin versions up to 1.1 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Image Magnify 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 could steal administrator credentials, deface websites, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts that steal user session cookies or redirect visitors to phishing pages.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content security policies, impact is limited to isolated script execution without data exfiltration.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once attacker has contributor-level credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1 (check plugin repository for latest)
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-magnify/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Image Magnify plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and delete plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Image Magnify plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate image-magnify
Restrict user permissions
allRemove contributor-level access from untrusted users and implement principle of least privilege
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict script execution
- Regularly audit user accounts and remove unnecessary contributor-level permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Image Magnify version. If version is 1.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get image-magnify --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Image Magnify plugin version is higher than 1.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin with image_magnify shortcode parameters containing script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor-level login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains after visiting pages with image_magnify shortcodes
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("image_magnify" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:"))