CVE-2024-12218
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 Woocommerce check pincode/zipcode for shipping plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. 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 Woocommerce check pincode/zipcode for shipping WordPress plugin versions up to 2.0.4 lacks proper nonce validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that execute as an authenticated administrator. This CSRF vulnerability enables injection of malicious web scripts through tricked admin interactions.
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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Confirm the plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'Woocommerce check pincode/zipcode for shipping' in the installed plugins list, or run: wp plugin list --name='woo-check-pincode-zipcode'Affected if The plugin does not appear in the installed plugins list (not vulnerable if not installed)
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Check the installed version numberIn Plugins list, click on the plugin to view details and read the version number, or run: wp plugin get woo-check-pincode-zipcode --field=versionAffected if The displayed version is 2.0.4 or lower (e.g., 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, etc.)
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Verify if the plugin is activeIn WordPress Admin > Plugins, check if the plugin is currently activated, or run: wp plugin is-active woo-check-pincode-zipcodeAffected if The plugin shows as active (CSRF attack requires the vulnerable code to be executing)
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Inspect plugin forms for nonce fieldsExamine the plugin source code in wp-content/plugins/woo-check-pincode-zipcode/ and look for wp_nonce_field, check_admin_referer, or wp_verify_nonce calls in form handlers and AJAX endpointsAffected if No nonce verification functions are found in the plugin forms or AJAX handlers (vulnerable to CSRF)
You are affected if the plugin is installed, active, and the version is 2.0.4 or lower, or if nonce validation is missing from its forms and AJAX endpoints.
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 2.0.5 or later which contains proper nonce validation, or manually add wp_nonce_field() to all forms and AJAX endpoints and verify with check_admin_referer() or wp_verify_nonce().
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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-2024-12218 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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