CVE-2024-13444
📋 TL;DR
The wp-greet WordPress plugin has a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to trick administrators into clicking malicious links, which can then update plugin settings or inject malicious scripts. All WordPress sites using wp-greet version 6.2 or earlier are affected. This vulnerability requires administrator interaction but no authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress wp-greet 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 inject persistent malicious scripts that affect all site visitors, potentially leading to credential theft, malware distribution, or complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers would inject malicious JavaScript to steal administrator cookies/sessions or redirect users to phishing sites, compromising individual user accounts.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and administrator awareness, the attack would fail as nonce validation would block unauthorized requests.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators but uses standard CSRF techniques with low technical complexity.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 6.2
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-greet/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find wp-greet plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the wp-greet plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate wp-greet
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block CSRF attacks targeting wp-greet endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the wp-greet plugin immediately
- Implement strict Content Security Policy headers to limit script execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for wp-greet version 6.2 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-greet --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify wp-greet plugin version is higher than 6.2 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to wp-greet admin endpoints without proper nonce
- Multiple failed nonce validation attempts
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns targeting /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-greet
- Malicious iframe or form submissions to plugin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri="/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-greet" OR plugin="wp-greet") AND (status=200 OR method="POST")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-greet/trunk/wpg-admin.php#L124
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-greet/trunk/wpg-admin.php#L350
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-greet/trunk/wpg-form.php#L253
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3225035/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-greet/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dafc40bf-833a-4d42-b9bc-c7cf2b234ef5?source=cve
