CVE-2024-11689
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe HQ Rental Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.29. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the displaySettingsPage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options that can be leveraged for privilege escalation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe HQ Rental Software WordPress plugin lacks proper nonce validation in its displaySettingsPage() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative requests. By tricking administrators into clicking malicious links, attackers can modify arbitrary plugin options, potentially achieving privilege escalation through settings manipulation.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'HQ Rental Software' or 'HQ Rental'. Alternatively, check the plugins directory: /wp-content/plugins/ and look for a folder named hq-rental-software or similar.Affected if The plugin folder exists and the plugin is active in WordPress
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Identify installed versionIn WordPress admin, find the HQ Rental Software plugin in the Plugins list and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin PHP file for a Version header comment.Affected if The version number is lower than 1.5.30 or cannot be determined (plugin is outdated)
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Check for recent settings changesReview the plugin settings page at Settings > HQ Rental (or similar path) for any unexpected modifications. Check WordPress audit logs (if available via plugins like Activity Log) for changes to plugin options around the time of potential exploitation.Affected if Settings show unauthorized changes or option values differ from expected defaults
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Inspect plugin options in databaseQuery the wp_options table for plugin-related options. Look for entries where option_name contains 'hq_rental' or matches the plugin's option namespace. Check if any options were recently modified unexpectedly.Affected if Plugin options in the database show anomalous values or recent modification timestamps
User is affected if the HQ Rental Software plugin is installed and active with a version lower than 1.5.30, or if unauthorized plugin settings changes are detected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to version 1.5.30 or later to receive the nonce validation fix. Additionally, review plugin settings for unauthorized changes and consider implementing additional site hardening against CSRF attacks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-11689 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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