CVE-2024-50528
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Stacks Mobile App Builder WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to retrieve embedded sensitive data from the system. It affects all WordPress sites using Stacks Mobile App Builder plugin versions up to 5.2.3. Attackers can access information that should be protected from unauthorized access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Stacks Mobile App Builder WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could extract sensitive system information, configuration data, or credentials embedded in the application, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing sensitive configuration data, API keys, or other embedded information that could be used for further attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical information if proper access controls and data sanitization are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Based on CWE-497 description, this appears to be an information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.2.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Stacks Mobile App Builder. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install fresh version 5.2.4+ from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate stacks-mobile-app-builder
Restrict Access
allImplement IP whitelisting or authentication requirements for affected endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block access to sensitive data endpoints
- Monitor logs for unauthorized access attempts to plugin-related URLs
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Stacks Mobile App Builder version. If version is 5.2.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get stacks-mobile-app-builder --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 5.2.4 or later in WordPress admin panel. Test that sensitive data endpoints no longer return unauthorized information.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
- Requests to known vulnerable plugin URLs from unauthorized sources
Network Indicators:
- Traffic to /wp-content/plugins/stacks-mobile-app-builder/ endpoints from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/wp-content/plugins/stacks-mobile-app-builder/*" OR user_agent LIKE "%scanner%") AND response_code=200