CVE-2024-3407
📋 TL;DR
The WP Prayer WordPress plugin through version 2.0.9 lacks Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection on certain endpoints, allowing attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. This affects WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the WP Prayer plugin, potentially compromising site functionality or data integrity.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Prayer WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Wp Prayer by Goprayer
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could trick administrators into deleting prayer requests, modifying plugin settings, or performing other administrative actions without consent, potentially disrupting site functionality or removing user-generated content.
Likely Case
Attackers could manipulate prayer request submissions, delete user prayer entries, or modify plugin configurations through tricked logged-in users, causing data loss or unauthorized changes.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections implemented, authenticated users would be protected from unauthorized actions triggered by malicious requests, maintaining the integrity of prayer request data and plugin settings.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious pages. No authentication bypass is needed beyond user being logged into WordPress.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.1.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/262348ab-a335-4acf-8e4d-229fc0b4972f/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Prayer plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
linuxDisable the WP Prayer plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate wp-prayer
Web Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block suspicious POST requests to WP Prayer endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit cross-origin requests
- Use browser security extensions that block CSRF attempts and educate users about phishing risks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP Prayer version. If version is 2.0.9 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-prayer --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify WP Prayer plugin version is 2.1.0 or later in WordPress admin panel. Test prayer submission functionality to ensure CSRF tokens are present in forms.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed prayer submissions from same IP
- Unusual prayer deletion patterns
- POST requests to wp-prayer endpoints without referrer headers
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to wp-prayer admin-ajax.php endpoints
- POST requests lacking CSRF tokens
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND parameters="action=wp_prayer_*")