CVE-2024-54372
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Sourov Amin Insertify WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into executing arbitrary code. This affects all WordPress sites using Insertify versions up to 1.1.4. Successful exploitation could lead to complete site compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Sourov Amin Insertify 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
Remote code execution leading to full server compromise, data theft, malware installation, and complete site takeover.
Likely Case
Unauthorized code injection allowing backdoor creation, data manipulation, or defacement of the WordPress site.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections, strong authentication, and network segmentation in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Insertify plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and delete plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Insertify Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate insertify
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
linuxAdd security headers to WordPress to help prevent CSRF attacks.
Add to .htaccess: Header set X-Frame-Options "DENY"
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'none'"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Insertify plugin completely from all WordPress installations
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress admin interfaces
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Insertify version 1.1.4 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get insertify --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Insertify plugin version is 1.1.5 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized plugin modifications in WordPress logs
- Unexpected PHP file creation in wp-content/plugins/insertify/
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with insertify parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("insertify" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND status=200 AND method=POST