CVE-2024-1504 SecuPress Free — WordPress Security <= 2.2.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Banned IP Address
Unauthenticated attackers can block a user's IP address via CSRF by tricking them into clicking a link in the SecuPress WordPress 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-2024-1504?
CVE-2024-1504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security, published on 2 Apr 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 SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to block a user's IP via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1504?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Secupress Secupress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1504?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1504 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1504 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security
- CVE-2025-30907 WordPress SecuPress Free plugin <= 2.2.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-9019 Cross-site scripting in SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security
- CVE-2025-3452 SecuPress Free <= 2.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-494h-rf5r-q9v4.