CVE-2024-30560
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 大侠WP DX-Watermark.This issue affects DX-Watermark: from n/a through 1.0.4.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the DX-Watermark WordPress plugin (versions through 1.0.4). The plugin fails to implement proper anti-CSRF token validation on form submissions and AJAX requests, allowing authenticated attackers to trick site administrators into performing unintended configuration changes such as modifying watermark settings.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 DX-Watermark plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named dx-watermark or similarAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Check installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually dx-watermark.php) in the plugin folder and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or view the version in the WordPress Plugins admin pageAffected if The version number is 1.0.4 or lower (the vulnerability affects versions through 1.0.4)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, check that the DX-Watermark plugin shows as Active, or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins optionAffected if The plugin is enabled and active on the WordPress site
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Verify lack of CSRF protection on admin formsInspect the plugin source code for form handlers (typically in the main PHP file or admin subfolder). Search for presence of wp_nonce_field, wp_verify_nonce, or check_admin_referer function calls in functions handling form submissions and AJAX requestsAffected if No nonce verification is found in the form handling code, meaning the plugin lacks anti-CSRF token validation
A user is affected if the DX-Watermark plugin version is 1.0.4 or lower, the plugin is active on their WordPress site, and the plugin code lacks nonce verification for form and AJAX submissions.
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 WordPress nonce tokens on all forms and AJAX endpoints within the plugin, verify nonces on server-side processing, and add SameSite cookie attributes. Users should update to a patched version when available and audit admin accounts for suspicious activity.
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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.
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- 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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