CVE-2024-53776
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress plugin Donate Me by Raphael Heide, which allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability affects versions up to 1.2.5 and was initially reported on October 22, 2024, with public disclosure occurring on November 28, 2024 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-53776 and received 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, though it does require user interaction (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The impact includes potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, all rated as Low according to the CVSS scoring (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. The software is considered abandoned as it hasn't been updated for over a year. The recommended mitigation strategy is to remove and replace the software with an alternative solution (Patchstack).

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