CVE-2024-50533 HIGH

CVE-2024-50533: WordPress Domain Sharding plugin <= 1.2.1 - CSRF to Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor David Garcia

Product Domain Sharding

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 19, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in David Garcia Domain Sharding domain-sharding allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Domain Sharding: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Domain Sharding through version 1.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability affects the integrity and confidentiality of user data, and impacts site availability. Users should update to a version newer than 1.2.1.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in user into performing unwanted actions (change settings, modify data) by visiting a malicious link or page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts and site data can be modified without their knowledge if they visit untrusted sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50533 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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