CVE-2024-53712
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Kevin's WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform actions as authenticated users, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS). This affects all versions up to 2.0.0. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- Kevin's 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 session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform administrative actions as compromised users, potentially leading to complete site takeover.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript that steals user session cookies or credentials when legitimate users visit compromised pages, leading to account compromise.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and content security policies, the impact is limited to potential data leakage from the specific vulnerable endpoint.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated user (with appropriate privileges) to visit a malicious page. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kevins-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-kevin-s-plugin-2-0-0-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 'Kevin's Plugin' and check if update is available. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to all form submissions and AJAX requests in the plugin
Enable Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Kevin's Plugin from all WordPress installations
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to vulnerable plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Kevin's Plugin' version 2.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='kevins-plugin' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 2.0.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to Kevin's Plugin endpoints
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
- Suspicious script tags in plugin-related database entries
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from WordPress site after visiting plugin pages
- Traffic patterns suggesting credential harvesting
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("kevins-plugin" OR "CSRF token") AND (status=403 OR "invalid nonce")