CVE-2024-54353: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in WPGear Hack-Info plugin versions through 3.17. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2024-54353 and was disclosed on December 11, 2024. This security issue affects the WordPress plugin Hack-Info and allows attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The issue is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and requires no authentication to exploit, though it does require user interaction (NVD).

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. This can lead to stored cross-site scripting attacks, potentially compromising the security of the affected WordPress installations (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers, though it requires user interaction. The issue has been classified as having a low priority for virtual patching, suggesting that while the vulnerability exists, it may not be trivially exploitable (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.18 of the Hack-Info plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.18 or later to remove the vulnerability. For Patchstack users, enabling auto-update for vulnerable plugins is recommended as an additional security measure (Patchstack).