CVE-2024-51637
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2024-51637) is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability discovered in Scott E. Royalty's Admin SMS Alert WordPress plugin versions through 1.1.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 1, 2024, and allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and requires no authentication to exploit (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. Additionally, the CSRF vulnerability can lead to stored XSS attacks, potentially compromising the security of the affected WordPress installations (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available from the vendor. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

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