CVE-2024-53769
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks that lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the WordPress Custom Post Type to Map Store plugin. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into executing malicious actions that inject persistent scripts into the website. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Custom Post Type to Map Store 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 the website, or install backdoors.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts that steal user session cookies, redirect visitors to phishing sites, or display unwanted content.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF tokens and Content Security Policy (CSP) headers in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into clicking malicious links. The CSRF leads to stored XSS payload injection.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.1.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Custom Post Type to Map Store'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd nonce verification to plugin forms and AJAX requests
Requires code modification: Add wp_nonce_field() to forms and check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce() in processing scripts
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https:"
Or use WordPress security plugins to configure CSP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately deactivate and remove the Custom Post Type to Map Store plugin
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block CSRF attempts and XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Custom Post Type to Map Store' version 1.1.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='custom-post-type-to-map-store' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin is either updated to version after 1.1.0 or completely removed from the site📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed nonce verification attempts in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with malicious payloads in POST parameters
- Unexpected iframe or script tags being submitted through forms
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("cpt-to-map-store" OR "custom-post-type-to-map-store") AND ("nonce_failure" OR "invalid_nonce")