CVE-2024-53770
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the RingCentral Communications WordPress plugin 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 RingCentral Communications plugin versions up to 1.6.1 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- RingCentral Communications 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 administrative account compromise, data theft, malware distribution to visitors, and defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized content modification, session hijacking of administrative users, and credential theft through malicious scripts.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and content security policies in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick an authenticated administrator into clicking a malicious link.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.6.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'RingCentral Communications' and update to latest version. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection tokens to all plugin forms and AJAX endpoints
Requires custom code modification - consult WordPress security documentation
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict Content Security Policy headers to prevent XSS execution
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or use WordPress security plugins to configure CSP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the RingCentral Communications plugin until patched
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > RingCentral Communications for version number. If version is 1.6.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=ringcentral-communications --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 1.6.1 and test administrative functions for CSRF protection.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin endpoints
- Administrative actions from unexpected IP addresses
- JavaScript injection patterns in content
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with missing referrer headers
- Malicious iframe or script injections in traffic
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("ringcentral" OR "rccp") AND (POST OR "admin-ajax") AND NOT referer="*your-domain*"