CVE-2024-13432
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 Webcamconsult plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and 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 Webcamconsult WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.5.0) lacks proper nonce validation on certain admin functions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that modify plugin settings. By tricking administrators into clicking malicious links, attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts into the affected site.
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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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Locate the Webcamconsult plugin directoryInspect the wp-content/plugins/ folder in your WordPress installation for a folder named 'webcamconsult' or similarAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually webcamconsult.php) and look for the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or check the readme.txt fileAffected if The version listed is 1.5.0 or any version prior to it
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Check the plugin's admin function files for nonce validationExamine PHP files in the plugin's admin folder (typically wp-content/plugins/webcamconsult/admin/) and search for the presence of wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_nonce_field in functions that handle settings modificationsAffected if Admin functions that modify settings lack proper nonce verification calls
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Verify settings modification endpoints are accessibleReview the plugin's PHP files for action hooks (like admin_post_, wp_ajax_) that handle plugin settings without requiring authentication or proper authorization checksAffected if Settings modification endpoints can be triggered without valid nonce tokens
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Inspect forms for CSRF token presenceLocate any forms in the plugin that submit to admin-post.php or ajax endpoints and verify they include nonce fields using wp_nonce_fieldAffected if Forms that modify plugin settings do not include CSRF protection tokens
You are affected if the Webcamconsult plugin is installed at version 1.5.0 or below and the admin functions handling settings lack proper nonce validation as shown by missing wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer calls.
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 a patched version of the plugin if available; otherwise, add proper WordPress nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer) to the vulnerable function and implement anti-CSRF tokens in affected forms.
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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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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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