CVE-2024-37498
📋 TL;DR
The Tablesome WordPress plugin versions up to 1.0.33 expose sensitive data through its API endpoints without proper authorization. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access form submission data containing potentially sensitive information. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the Tablesome plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Tablesome 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 exfiltrate all form submission data including personal information, passwords, payment details, and other sensitive user data stored through Contact Form 7 submissions.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated attackers access recent form submissions containing names, email addresses, messages, and potentially other personal information submitted by users.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and API rate limiting, attackers might access limited data but cannot perform mass exfiltration.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and involves simple API requests to access data.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.34
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/tablesome/wordpress-tablesome-plugin-1-0-33-sensitive-data-exposure-via-api-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Tablesome plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.0.34+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Tablesome Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate tablesome
Restrict API Access
linuxUse web application firewall or .htaccess to block access to Tablesome API endpoints
# Add to .htaccess:
RewriteRule ^wp-content/plugins/tablesome/.*\.php$ - [F,L]
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Tablesome plugin immediately
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress site
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Tablesome version. If version is 1.0.33 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get tablesome --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Tablesome plugin version is 1.0.34 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-content/plugins/tablesome/ endpoints
- Multiple GET requests to Tablesome API endpoints from single IPs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to Tablesome-specific API endpoints from external IPs
- Bursts of requests to form data endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/tablesome/" OR user_agent CONTAINS "Tablesome") AND status=200