CVE-2024-53717
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the yPHPlista WordPress plugin that can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions, potentially injecting persistent scripts into websites. This affects all yPHPlista installations from unknown versions through 1.1.1.
💻 Affected Systems
- yPHPlista 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 persistent XSS payloads that steal admin credentials, deface websites, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Unauthorized content modification, injection of malicious scripts, or privilege escalation through stored XSS payloads.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and content security policies in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires social engineering to trick authenticated admin users into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Locate yPHPlista
4. Check for updates or remove if no update available
5. Update to latest version
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection tokens to all form submissions and state-changing actions
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict CSP headers to mitigate XSS impact
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove the yPHPlista plugin entirely
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for yPHPlista version ≤1.1.1Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=yphplista --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify yPHPlista version is >1.1.1 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to yPHPlista admin endpoints
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections after admin actions
- Suspicious referrer headers
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("yphplista" OR "CSRF token") AND status=200