CVE-2024-5715
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the wp-eMember WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters, which are then reflected back in pages. It primarily targets high-privilege users like administrators who might access crafted malicious links. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- wp-eMember WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Wp Emember by Tipsandtricks Hq
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could steal administrator session cookies, perform actions as the administrator (like installing backdoors), or redirect users to malicious sites, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers craft malicious links containing XSS payloads and trick administrators into clicking them, leading to session hijacking or limited unauthorized actions.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output escaping, the attack fails, and no impact occurs beyond failed exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking a user into clicking a malicious link; no authentication is needed to trigger the vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 10.6.7
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d86bc001-51ae-4dcc-869b-80c91251cc2e/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find wp-eMember and update to version 10.6.7 or later. 4. Verify the update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable the wp-eMember Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the plugin to prevent exploitation until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate wp-eMember
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with XSS protection rules to block malicious requests.
- Educate users, especially administrators, to avoid clicking suspicious links and enable Content Security Policy (CSP) headers.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the wp-eMember plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins; if version is below 10.6.7, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wp-eMember --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the plugin version is 10.6.7 or higher in the WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual GET or POST requests to wp-eMember endpoints with script tags or JavaScript payloads in parameters.
- 404 errors or suspicious activity logs related to the plugin.
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing malicious script payloads in query strings targeting wp-eMember URLs.
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="*wp-eMember*" AND (query="*<script>*" OR query="*javascript:*"))