CVE-2024-54429 HIGH

CVE-2024-54429: WordPress Aphorismus plugin <= 1.2.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Ivan-Ovsyannikov

Product Aphorismus

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 ivan-ovsyannikov Aphorismus aphorismus allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Aphorismus: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Aphorismus versions 1.2.0 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 user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the vulnerable application. This can result in unauthorized changes to data or settings.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on behalf of a logged-in user by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

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 16, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54429 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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