# CVE-2024-27968: WordPress Super Page Cache for Cloudflare plugin <= 4.7.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to XSS vulnerability

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover in the Cloudflare cache plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5rwj-59p7-5wj5

## What is CVE-2024-27968?

CVE-2024-27968 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Optimole Super Page Cache for Cloudflare, published on 21 Mar 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Optimole Super Page Cache for Cloudflare allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Super Page Cache for Cloudflare: from n/a through 4.7.5.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Optimole Super Page Cache.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27968 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Optimole Super Page Cache for Cloudflare, published on 21 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Optimole Super Page Cache for Cloudflare. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27968/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27968

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27968/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.