CVE-2024-53710
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the ITERAS WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks that lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts into the website. All WordPress sites using ITERAS plugin versions up to 1.7.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- ITERAS 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
Complete site takeover through admin account compromise, data theft, defacement, or malware distribution to visitors.
Likely Case
Site defacement, cookie theft from administrators, or redirection to malicious sites.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF tokens and Content Security Policy (CSP) in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users. No public exploit code available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.7.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/iteras/vulnerability/wordpress-iteras-plugin-1-7-0-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find ITERAS plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and state-changing actions in the plugin.
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict CSP headers to prevent XSS execution even if injection occurs.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the ITERAS plugin immediately
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only and implement multi-factor authentication
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for ITERAS version. If version is 1.7.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=iteras --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify ITERAS plugin version is higher than 1.7.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to ITERAS endpoints
- Multiple failed admin login attempts followed by successful login
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected JavaScript payloads in HTTP requests to ITERAS endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("iteras" OR "CSRF") AND (POST OR "admin-ajax.php")