CVE-2024-43264
📋 TL;DR
The Mediavine Create WordPress plugin versions up to 1.9.8 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthorized actors to access sensitive data. This affects WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin versions. Attackers can potentially view confidential information that should be restricted.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Create by Mediavine plugin
📦 What is this software?
Create by Mediavine
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive user data, configuration details, or internal information leading to further attacks or data breaches.
Likely Case
Unauthorized viewing of plugin-specific sensitive data or configuration information that could aid in reconnaissance for other attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical information with proper access controls and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
CWE-200 vulnerabilities typically involve straightforward information disclosure without complex exploitation requirements.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.9.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mediavine-create/wordpress-create-by-mediavine-plugin-1-9-7-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Create by Mediavine' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 1.9.9 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate mediavine-create
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit exposure to the WordPress admin interface
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to sensitive endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → Mediavine Create versionCheck Version:
wp plugin get mediavine-create --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.9.9 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
- Requests to sensitive data endpoints from unauthorized IPs
Network Indicators:
- Traffic to plugin-specific admin-ajax.php endpoints with suspicious parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("mediavine" OR "create-plugin") AND status=200 AND (uri CONTAINS "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri CONTAINS "/wp-json/")