CVE-2024-31941
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 CodePeople CP Media Player.This issue affects CP Media Player: from n/a through 1.1.3.
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 CodePeople CP Media Player plugin versions up to 1.1.3. Attackers can potentially trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions (such as modifying media player settings or configurations) by crafting malicious requests that the user's browser automatically submits due to lack of proper anti-CSRF token validation.
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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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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 CodePeople CP Media Player plugin is installedAccess WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'CP Media Player' or 'CodePeople CP Media Player' in the listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Check installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view details to see the version number displayedAffected if Version is 1.1.3 or lower (the vulnerability affects versions up to 1.1.3)
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Identify state-changing admin actionsNavigate the plugin settings pages (usually under Settings or a dedicated CP Media Player menu) and locate any forms that modify configuration, media player settings, or other admin-controlled optionsAffected if Plugin has admin settings forms or configuration panels that accept user input
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Inspect plugin source for nonce verificationUsing a file manager or code editor, access wp-content/plugins/cp-media-player/ directory and search for nonce verification functions: wp_nonce_field, check_admin_referer, wp_verify_nonce, nonce_field, or verify_nonce in PHP filesAffected if No nonce verification functions are found in the plugin code handling admin actions or AJAX requests
User is affected if CodePeople CP Media Player plugin version 1.1.3 or lower is installed and the plugin lacks proper WordPress nonce verification on its admin action handlers.
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 state-changing actions, forms, and AJAX endpoints within the plugin, and verify the WordPress nonce verification functions are properly used for all user requests.
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- Review / QA3.0 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-2024-31941 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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