CVE-2024-51643
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Amazon Associate Filter WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin version 0.4 or earlier. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- Amazon Associate Filter WordPress 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 persistent malicious scripts that steal administrator credentials, deface websites, redirect visitors to malicious sites, or install backdoors on vulnerable WordPress installations.
Likely Case
Attackers create malicious admin actions via CSRF that inject JavaScript payloads into site content, potentially compromising visitor sessions and stealing sensitive data.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content sanitization, the vulnerability would be prevented from being exploited.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users (typically administrators) into clicking malicious links while logged in.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Amazon Associate Filter' and update to version 0.5 or later. 4. If update not available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Deactivate Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate amazon-associate-filter
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd WordPress nonce verification to plugin forms and AJAX requests.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Amazon Associate Filter plugin immediately.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Amazon Associate Filter version 0.4 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get amazon-associate-filter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.5 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php endpoints
- Unexpected plugin activation/deactivation events
- Suspicious content modifications in posts/pages
Network Indicators:
- CSRF token validation failures
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful admin actions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("amazon-associate-filter" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST OR "wp_nonce")