CVE-2024-49235
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from VideoWhisper's WordPress plugins. It affects all installations using Contact Forms, Live Support, CRM, or Video Messages plugins up to version 1.10.2. The exposure occurs through data sent by these plugins that contains information that should remain confidential.
💻 Affected Systems
- VideoWhisper Contact Forms
- VideoWhisper Live Support
- VideoWhisper CRM
- VideoWhisper Video Messages
⚠️ 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 extract sensitive user data, personal information, or authentication credentials embedded in plugin communications, leading to data breaches and account compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user contact information, support ticket details, or CRM data that gets embedded in plugin responses.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical metadata or configuration details if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability involves retrieving data from sent responses, which typically requires minimal technical skill to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.10.3 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find affected VideoWhisper plugins
4. Click 'Update Now' for each
5. Verify all plugins are at version 1.10.3 or higher
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable affected plugins
allTemporarily disable vulnerable plugins until patched
wp plugin deactivate contact-forms-live-support-crm-video-messages
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to block suspicious requests to plugin endpoints
- Monitor outgoing traffic for sensitive data leakage and implement network segmentation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for VideoWhisper plugins with version 1.10.2 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name="*VideoWhisper*" --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm all VideoWhisper plugins show version 1.10.3 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual requests to plugin endpoints
- Large data transfers from plugin directories
Network Indicators:
- Sensitive data patterns in HTTP responses from plugin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("contact-forms" OR "live-support" OR "crm" OR "video-messages") AND status=200 AND size_bytes>10000