CVE-2024-56017 HIGH

CVE-2024-56017: WordPress Stop Registration Spam Plugin <= 1.23 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Tom Royal

Product Stop Registration Spam

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 Tom Royal Stop Registration Spam allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Stop Registration Spam: from n/a through 1.23.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Stop Registration Spam versions 1.23 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted administrative actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data by exploiting an admin's active session without their consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site administrator must visit a malicious page or click a crafted link while logged into the site.

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-2024-56017 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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