CVE-2024-53730
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'April's Call Posts' 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 vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress April's Call Posts 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 tricking an authenticated admin into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'April's Call Posts' and update to the latest version. 4. If no update is available, deactivate and delete the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to plugin forms manually if possible.
Apply Content Security Policy
allImplement a strict CSP header to mitigate XSS impact.
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or use WordPress CSP plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the plugin immediately.
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'April's Call Posts' version 2.1.1 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name="April's Call Posts" --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is higher than 2.1.1 after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin pages without referrer headers.
- Admin actions (like post edits) from unexpected IPs or user-agents.
Network Indicators:
- Traffic patterns where admin sessions are followed by suspicious outbound requests.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND plugin="aprils-call-posts") AND status=200