CVE-2024-12557
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 Transporters.io plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on a 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 · moderate confidenceThe Transporters.io WordPress plugin lacks nonce validation on a function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that can inject malicious web scripts. Successful exploitation requires tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, leveraging the trusted session cookie.
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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
- 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 Transporters.io plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Transporters.io' in the list, or check wp-content/plugins/ directory for a transporters-io folderAffected if The Transporters.io plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find the Plugins page, locate Transporters.io, and hover over or click to view the plugin details which typically display the version numberAffected if A version number is displayed that is lower than 2.1.2
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Compare installed version against fixed releaseCheck if the installed version is any version prior to 2.1.2 (e.g., 2.1.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.x, 1.x series) - all versions before 2.1.2 are considered affectedAffected if The installed version is less than 2.1.2 (e.g., 2.1.1, 2.0.5, 1.9.3)
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Confirm the nonce validation gap is exploitableThis is a CSRF vulnerability where the plugin function lacks nonce verification - check if the plugin handles form submissions or URL parameters without checking for a valid nonce tokenAffected if The plugin processes admin actions without proper nonce validation on the vulnerable function
If Transporters.io plugin is installed and its version is below 2.1.2, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-12557 and could allow XSS via forged admin requests.
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 2.1.2 or later which includes proper nonce validation. Admin users should avoid clicking untrusted links until the update is applied.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2024-12557 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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