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CVE-2024-37937

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.2.6 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in raratheme Rara Business rara-business allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Rara Business: from n/a through <= 1.2.5.

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 confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Rara Business WordPress theme allows attackers to induce authenticated administrators to perform unintended state-changing actions (such as theme settings modifications) by tricking them into visiting malicious websites.

MitigationImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing forms and validate Origin/Referer headers for requests to prevent cross-site request forgery.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Rara BusinessWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.2.6

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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 checks

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  1. Confirm Rara Business theme is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes and check if the Rara Business theme is active or installed. Note its version number displayed in the theme details.
    Affected if Rara Business theme is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed version number
    In WordPress admin, click on the Rara Business theme to view its details. The version is displayed in the theme description or details panel. Alternatively, check the style.css file in the theme folder for the 'Version:' header.
    Affected if Version is less than 1.2.6 (e.g., 1.2.5, 1.2.4, 1.0.0, etc.)
  3. Inspect theme code for nonce implementation
    Access the theme files via FTP or file manager. Examine PHP files that handle form submissions (typically in functions.php or admin folders). Search for the presence of 'wp_nonce_field' or 'wp_nonce' function calls in forms that modify theme settings.
    Affected if State-changing forms lack wp_nonce_field() or wp_verify_nonce() validation calls
  4. Check form submission handlers for request validation
    Review PHP files that process admin actions (save, update, reset functions). Look for checks validating $_POST['_wpnonce'], $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'], or $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] headers before processing state-changing requests.
    Affected if Form handlers do not validate nonce tokens or Origin/Referer headers before processing requests

The environment is affected if the Rara Business theme version is below 1.2.6 AND the theme lacks CSRF token validation on forms that modify settings.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.2.6 or later
Fixed in 1.2.6
Interim mitigation

Implement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all state-changing forms and validate Origin/Referer headers for requests to prevent cross-site request forgery.

Recommended fix High confidence

Rara Business version 1.2.6

  1. Create a full backup of the WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress admin dashboard
  3. Locate the Rara Business theme and check for an available update
  4. Update the Rara Business theme to version 1.2.6 or later
  5. Verify the theme update was successful by checking the installed version number

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Rara Business Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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