CVE-2025-24716
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Wow-Company Herd Effects WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. This affects all WordPress sites using Herd Effects plugin versions up to 6.2.1. Attackers could modify plugin settings without the administrator's knowledge.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wow-Company Herd Effects 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 change critical plugin settings, potentially disabling security features, modifying content display rules, or altering functionality that could lead to further compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers modify plugin configuration settings to change how content is displayed, potentially inserting malicious content or redirecting users.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is limited to unauthorized settings changes that can be detected and reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are well-understood and easy to implement. Exploitation requires social engineering to trick administrators.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.2.2 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Herd Effects' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 6.2.2 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection Headers
allAdd Content Security Policy headers 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'"
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
linuxDisable the plugin until patched if not critical
wp plugin deactivate herd-effects
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate WordPress admin interface
- Use browser extensions that block CSRF attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for Herd Effects versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=herd-effects --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Herd Effects plugin version is 6.2.2 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected plugin setting changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by plugin modifications
Network Indicators:
- Requests to wp-admin/admin.php with unexpected referrer headers
- POST requests to plugin settings endpoints from unusual sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("herd-effects" OR "mwp-herd-effect") AND ("updated" OR "modified" OR "changed")