CVE-2024-53715
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simple Travel Map WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress administrators who can be tricked into executing malicious actions, leading to persistent XSS payloads being stored on the site. All versions from initial release through 0.1 are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Travel Map 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 malicious JavaScript that steals administrator credentials, redirects visitors to malicious sites, or takes full control of the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake admin interfaces or phishing forms that trick administrators into executing actions that inject malicious scripts into the site's content.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack chain would be broken at the initial CSRF stage, preventing XSS payload injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page while logged into WordPress.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 0.1 (check WordPress plugin repository for latest)
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Simple Travel Map. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd nonce verification to all plugin forms and AJAX endpoints
Requires custom PHP development to add wp_nonce_field() and wp_verify_nonce() calls
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Simple Travel Map plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Simple Travel Map → Version. If version is 0.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=simple-travel-map --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify version is higher than 0.1. Test plugin functionality to ensure forms include CSRF tokens.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to travel map endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to plugin admin endpoints
- JavaScript injection patterns in form submissions
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND parameters CONTAINS "simple-travel-map")