CVE-2024-32452
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 WP EasyCart.This issue affects WP EasyCart: from n/a through 5.5.19.
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 WP EasyCart plugin for WordPress allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions via malicious requests. The vulnerability affects versions through 5.5.19 and stems from missing or improper CSRF token validation in state-changing operations.
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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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Confirm WP EasyCart plugin is installedGo to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'WP EasyCart' in the installed plugins list, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the wpeasycart folderAffected if WP EasyCart plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Identify installed WP EasyCart versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > WP EasyCart and read the version number displayed, or check the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/wpeasycart/wpeasycart.php for the 'Version' fieldAffected if Version is 5.5.19 or any earlier version through the series
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Locate state-changing forms and AJAX actionsInspect the WP EasyCart plugin directory for PHP files containing form submissions (POST/GET requests that modify data) and AJAX handlers - look for files in /wp-content/plugins/wpeasycart/ and subdirectories that handle admin or user actions like save, update, delete, or submit operationsAffected if State-changing operations exist in the plugin (which they do in standard WP EasyCart installations)
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Verify CSRF token validation presenceOpen the PHP files handling state-changing operations and search for nonce verification functions such as wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_create_nonce - examine whether these checks are present before processing any state-changing requestsAffected if Nonce/CSRF token validation is missing or improperly implemented in the state-changing code paths
You are affected if WP EasyCart is installed at version 5.5.19 or earlier and any state-changing forms or AJAX actions lack proper CSRF token validation.
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 WP EasyCart to the latest version beyond 5.5.19 to obtain the security patch. Additionally, ensure proper nonce token validation is implemented for all form submissions and AJAX actions.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-32452 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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