CVE-2024-12207
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in the Toggles Shortcode and Widget WordPress plugin allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts into website content. The scripts execute when users view affected pages, potentially compromising their browsers. Only WordPress multi-site installations and sites with unfiltered_html disabled are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Toggles Shortcode and Widget 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
Administrator account compromise leads to site-wide malware distribution, credential theft from all visitors, and complete site takeover.
Likely Case
Malicious administrator injects tracking scripts, defaces content, or steals session cookies from logged-in users.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and input validation, impact is limited to content manipulation by trusted administrators.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires administrator-level access to WordPress. Exploitation is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.15 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Toggles Shortcode and Widget'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.15+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate toggles-shortcode-and-widget
Enable unfiltered_html
allEnable unfiltered_html capability for administrators (not recommended for security).
Add define('DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML', false); to wp-config.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove administrator access from untrusted users
- Implement web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 1.14 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get toggles-shortcode-and-widget --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.15 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content updates by administrators
- Script tags in toggle content fields
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious JavaScript loading from toggle content
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND "toggles-shortcode" AND ("script" OR "onclick" OR "javascript:")