CVE-2024-27197
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Bee BeePress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects BeePress: from n/a through 6.9.8.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in BeePress versions up to 6.9.8 allows attackers to inject stored XSS by tricking authenticated administrators into clicking malicious links. The lack of proper CSRF token validation on plugin forms enables attackers to craft requests that persist malicious scripts in the admin dashboard.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 BeePress plugin installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate BeePress. The version number is displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/beepress/ directory for 'Version:' tag.Affected if Installed version is 6.9.8 or lower
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Inspect plugin PHP files for CSRF token validationExamine main plugin PHP files (typically beepress.php or class files in /includes/) for the presence of nonce verification using functions like wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or Nonce_Field. Search for 'nonce', '_wpnonce', or 'verify' in the plugin code.Affected if Plugin code lacks nonce verification on form submission handlers and AJAX actions
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Identify forms lacking anti-CSRF protectionSearch plugin source code for form definitions (opening <form> tags, POST handlers, admin_post_ hooks) and verify each has an associated nonce check before processing. Focus on settings pages and any input-handling endpoints.Affected if Any form or AJAX action processes data without first validating a CSRF token
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Check stored XSS sink locationsReview plugin code for functions that output user input (echo, print, printf, etc.) without sanitization (esc_html, esc_attr, sanitize_text_field). The CSRF flaw enables attackers to inject malicious scripts that get stored and rendered in admin pages.Affected if Plugin saves and displays user input without proper sanitization on admin pages
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Confirm admin authentication requirementVerify the vulnerable forms are accessible to authenticated administrators only. The CVE requires an authenticated admin to click a malicious link, so check if forms are behind admin authentication checks (current_user_can, admin_init hooks).Affected if Plugin forms are accessible to authenticated administrators without CSRF protection
Environment is affected if BeePress version 6.9.8 or lower is installed AND the plugin processes form submissions or AJAX requests without validating CSRF tokens, allowing stored XSS injection via tricking administrators.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all form submissions and AJAX actions in BeePress, and ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized before storage and output.
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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-2024-27197 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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