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CVE-2024-53736: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the Custom Shortcode Sidebars WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 1.2. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 23, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-53736. The issue was identified by researcher SOPROBRO (Patchstack, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function within the plugin. The issue 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) (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts through stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via a forged request. This can occur when an attacker successfully tricks a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. The issue remains unpatched in the latest version (1.2) of the Custom Shortcode Sidebars plugin (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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