CVE-2024-37272
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Travel Monster WordPress theme allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects all WordPress sites using Travel Monster theme versions up to 1.1.2. The vulnerability enables attackers to perform actions with the victim's privileges without their consent.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Travel Monster Theme
⚠️ 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
An attacker could trick an administrator into changing theme settings, modifying content, or potentially performing actions that compromise the WordPress site's integrity.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify theme settings, change site appearance, or perform other administrative actions without the admin's knowledge.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is minimal as it requires user interaction and authentication.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and relatively easy to execute, but require social engineering to trick authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.3 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check if Travel Monster theme update is available. 4. Update to version 1.1.3 or later. 5. Clear any caching plugins if used.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to theme forms manually if patching isn't immediately possible
Use Security Plugins
allInstall WordPress security plugins that provide CSRF protection
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or switch to a different WordPress theme temporarily
- Implement web application firewall rules to detect CSRF attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Travel Monster details for version numberCheck Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version --format=csv | grep travel-monsterVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Travel Monster theme version is 1.1.3 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to theme admin endpoints from unexpected referrers
- Theme setting changes from unusual IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/ or theme-specific endpoints with missing or invalid CSRF tokens
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("travel-monster" OR "theme_options") AND method="POST" AND NOT referer="*your-domain*"