CVE-2024-31109
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the WooCommerce Social Media Share Buttons WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing actions that inject malicious scripts. When exploited, it leads to stored cross-site scripting (XSS), potentially affecting all users who visit compromised pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.3.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Toastie Studio Woocommerce Social Media Share Buttons
⚠️ 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 steal session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform actions as authenticated users, potentially compromising the entire WordPress site and user data.
Likely Case
Attackers would typically use this to inject advertising scripts, cryptocurrency miners, or credential-stealing payloads that affect visitors to compromised pages.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the vulnerability would be prevented, though the underlying code flaws might still exist.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator, but the technical complexity is low once the victim is lured.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.3.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Woocommerce Social Media Share Buttons'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or delete and install the latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate woocommerce-social-media-share-buttons
CSRF Protection via .htaccess
linuxAdd CSRF protection headers at web server level
Header set X-Frame-Options "DENY"
Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'none'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact
- Use web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and script injection patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Woocommerce Social Media Share Buttons' version 1.3.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get woocommerce-social-media-share-buttons --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.3.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Unexpected script tags in page content
Network Indicators:
- Requests from unexpected referrers to admin endpoints
- Patterns of requests that bypass CSRF protections
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("admin-ajax.php" AND "action=woocommerce_social_media") AND status=200🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-social-media-share-buttons/wordpress-woocommerce-social-media-share-buttons-plugin-1-3-0-csrf-to-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woocommerce-social-media-share-buttons/wordpress-woocommerce-social-media-share-buttons-plugin-1-3-0-csrf-to-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
