CVE-2024-51635 HIGH

CVE-2024-51635: WordPress While Loading plugin <= 3.0 - CSRF to Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Garmur

Product While Loading

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 Garmur While Loading while-it-is-loading allows Stored XSS.This issue affects While Loading: from n/a through <= 3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

While Loading versions 3.0 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site. Update to a version newer than 3.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on a user's account by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts can be compromised to perform actions without their knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

User must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage or 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-2024-51635 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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