CVE-2024-51631
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress Sticky Social Bar plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using Sticky Social Bar plugin versions up to 2.0. Successful exploitation could lead to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Sticky Social Bar 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 could inject malicious JavaScript into WordPress sites, potentially compromising admin sessions, stealing credentials, or redirecting users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into changing plugin settings or injecting benign but unwanted content through CSRF attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and security headers, the vulnerability is effectively neutralized with minimal impact.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.1 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Sticky Social Bar and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.0.1 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Sticky Social Bar plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate sticky-social-bar
Implement CSRF protection headers
allAdd Content-Security-Policy and other security headers to WordPress
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'"
Add to wp-config.php: define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies and use anti-CSRF tokens in custom implementations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Sticky Social Bar version. If version is 2.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get sticky-social-bar --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify Sticky Social Bar version shows 2.0.1 or higher in WordPress plugins list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from admin sessions to external domains
- Suspicious referrer headers in admin area requests
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("sticky-social-bar" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (status=200 OR status=403) AND method=POST