CVE-2024-31285
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Tooltip WordPress Tooltips plugin that can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, potentially injecting malicious scripts that affect all users. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Tooltips 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 steal session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform actions as authenticated users, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript that steals administrator cookies or session tokens, allowing them to gain administrative access to the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the attack would fail or have limited impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users, but the technical complexity is low once the user is tricked.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 9.5.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WordPress Tooltips' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 9.5.4+ from WordPress.org and replace the plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wordpress-tooltips
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to WordPress forms if custom implementation is possible
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only
- Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS impact
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find 'WordPress Tooltips' and check version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get wordpress-tooltips --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 9.5.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin pages
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Unexpected plugin setting changes
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to plugin endpoints without proper referrer headers
- Suspicious iframe or form submissions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "tooltips") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS own_domain🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-tooltips/wordpress-wordpress-tooltips-plugin-9-5-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-tooltips/wordpress-wordpress-tooltips-plugin-9-5-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
