CVE-2024-12508
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into website pages using the Glofox Shortcodes plugin. When other users visit pages containing these injected scripts, the scripts execute in their browsers. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the Glofox Shortcodes plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Glofox Shortcodes 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 session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts that steal user session cookies or redirect users to phishing pages when they visit affected pages.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content security policies, impact is limited to defacement or minor data leakage from users visiting affected pages.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once access is obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/glofox-shortcodes/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Glofox Shortcodes' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify plugin version is 2.7 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable shortcodes
allRemove or disable the 'glofox' and 'glofox_lead_capture' shortcodes from WordPress
Add to theme's functions.php: remove_shortcode('glofox'); remove_shortcode('glofox_lead_capture');
Restrict user roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Glofox Shortcodes plugin entirely until patched
- Implement Content Security Policy headers to restrict script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Glofox Shortcodes versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=glofox-shortcodes --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 2.7 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual shortcode usage in post/page edits
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by contributor account access
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected script tags in page responses containing glofox shortcode attributes
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" (event="post_updated" OR event="page_updated") shortcode="glofox" OR shortcode="glofox_lead_capture"