CVE-2024-53754
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Arrow Design Out Of Stock Badge WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. If exploited, it could lead to stored XSS attacks. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 1.3.1 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Arrow Design Out Of Stock Badge 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 scripts that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies, redirecting users to malicious sites, or performing actions on behalf of authenticated users.
Likely Case
Attackers create fake requests that administrators might execute, leading to stored XSS payloads being injected into the site that affect all visitors.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the attack would fail, preventing unauthorized actions and script injection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into clicking malicious links. The vulnerability chains CSRF to stored XSS.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.3.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Out Of Stock Badge' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection tokens to all form submissions and state-changing operations in the plugin.
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the Out Of Stock Badge plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate out-of-stock-badge
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Out Of Stock Badge plugin completely from your WordPress installation
- Implement web application firewall rules to block CSRF attack patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Out Of Stock Badge' version 1.3.1 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get out-of-stock-badge --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.3.1 in WordPress admin panel or check that plugin is removed.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed CSRF token validations
Network Indicators:
- Requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with out-of-stock-badge parameters from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND parameters CONTAINS "out-of-stock-badge")