CVE-2024-11764
📋 TL;DR
The Solar Wizard Lite WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages. These scripts execute whenever users visit the compromised pages, potentially stealing credentials or performing unauthorized actions. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.2.4 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Solar Wizard Lite 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 could steal administrator credentials, take over the WordPress site, deface pages, redirect users to malicious sites, or install backdoors for persistent access.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies, perform actions as other users, or display phishing content to visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls limiting contributor accounts and regular security monitoring, impact is limited to potential defacement or minor data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once attacker has contributor-level credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.2.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Solar Wizard Lite and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 1.2.5 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the Solar Wizard Lite plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate solar-wizard-lite
Restrict Contributor Access
allTemporarily remove contributor-level user accounts or restrict their permissions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Solar Wizard Lite plugin entirely and use alternative functionality
- Implement web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads in shortcode attributes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Solar Wizard Lite version. If version is 1.2.4 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get solar-wizard-lite --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.2.5 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php with solar_wizard shortcode parameters
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor-level login
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress server
- Unusual JavaScript payloads in HTTP requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("solar_wizard" OR "solar-wizard-lite") AND ("script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")