CVE-2024-53765 HIGH

CVE-2024-53765: WordPress Mins To Read plugin <= 1.2.2 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Think201

Product Mins To Read

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 2, 2024

Last update April 28, 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 Think201 Mins To Read mins-to-read allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mins To Read: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Mins To Read versions 1.2.2 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform actions on the site (read data, modify settings, delete content) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An administrator's account can be used to make unauthorized changes to your site if they visit a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 2, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53765 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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