CVE-2024-54411 HIGH

CVE-2024-54411: WordPress WP Controller plugin <= 3.2.0 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

Vendor Hosting.io

Product WP Controller

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 16, 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 hosting.io WP Controller wp-management-controller allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Controller: from n/a through <= 3.2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Controller versions 3.2.0 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 attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized 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, create accounts, or alter content if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges or direct site access required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54411 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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