CVE-2024-12288 Simple add pages or posts <= 2.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into executing malicious scripts and modifying settings via CSRF in the Simple add pages or posts plugin.
- 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-2024-12288?
CVE-2024-12288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ramon-fincken Simple add pages or posts, published on 7 Jan 2025. 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 Simple add pages or posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12288?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73wj-7q98-76pq.