CVE-2024-53780
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Rajeev Chauhan Load More Posts WordPress plugin allows attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This affects WordPress sites using the plugin version 1.4.0 and earlier. Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view affected pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- Rajeev Chauhan Load More Posts 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 persistent malicious scripts that steal session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or perform actions as authenticated users, potentially compromising entire WordPress sites.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious JavaScript that steals admin session cookies, leading to unauthorized access and content manipulation on vulnerable WordPress sites.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and input validation, the attack chain is broken, preventing both CSRF and subsequent XSS exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious pages, but the stored XSS payload persists after successful CSRF.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.4.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Load More Posts' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
WordPressTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
wp plugin deactivate load-more-posts
Implement CSRF Protection
WordPressAdd CSRF tokens to all plugin forms and AJAX requests via custom code.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Load More Posts plugin completely from your WordPress installation.
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with CSRF and XSS protection rules.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Load More Posts' version 1.4.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get load-more-posts --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.4.0 in WordPress admin panel or check that plugin is removed.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to load-more-posts admin endpoints
- JavaScript injection patterns in plugin-related database entries
Network Indicators:
- CSRF attack patterns with missing referrer headers to plugin endpoints
- Unexpected iframe or form submissions to WordPress admin-ajax.php
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("load-more-posts" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND (POST OR "wp_ajax")