CVE-2024-12219 Stop Registration Spam <= 1.23 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF if an administrator clicks a link, requiring a plugin upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12219?
CVE-2024-12219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in tomroyal Stop Registration Spam, published on 17 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Stop Registration Spam plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.23. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE-2024-56017 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12219?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7p6w-859w-82fp.