CVE-2024-12003
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 WP System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the generate_wp_system_page_content() function. 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.
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 WP System WordPress plugin is vulnerable to CSRF in all versions up to 1.1.1 due to missing nonce validation on the generate_wp_system_page_content() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that can inject malicious web scripts, provided they can trick a site administrator into clicking a malicious link.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 WP System plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP System' in the list, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wp-system' or similarAffected if The WP System plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Determine installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the WP System plugin to view its details, or open the main plugin file (usually wp-system.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The version number is 1.1.1 or lower (any version up to and including 1.1.1)
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Locate the vulnerable functionAccess the WordPress site files via FTP or file manager, then open the main WP System plugin file and search for the function named 'generate_wp_system_page_content'Affected if The function exists in the plugin code (meaning the plugin has this functionality)
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Check for nonce validation in the vulnerable functionExamine the generate_wp_system_page_content() function code to see if it includes a nonce check (such as checking wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or similar nonce verification before processing any data)Affected if The function lacks nonce verification (no wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or similar call at the beginning of the function)
A user is affected if the WP System plugin is installed with version 1.1.1 or lower AND the generate_wp_system_page_content() function lacks proper nonce validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that could inject malicious scripts via CSRF.
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 the WP System plugin to a version beyond 1.1.1 once available, or add proper nonce verification to the generate_wp_system_page_content() function and enqueue the nonce in associated admin forms/links.
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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-2024-12003 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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