CVE-2024-24708 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-24708: WordPress W3SPEEDSTER Plugin <= 7.19 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor W3Speedster

Product W3SPEEDSTER

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published February 28, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in W3speedster W3SPEEDSTER.This issue affects W3SPEEDSTER: from n/a through 7.19.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

W3SPEEDSTER versions 7.19 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify site settings, content, or user accounts if they trick administrators into visiting malicious links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 28, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24708 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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