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Simple Local AvatarsWordPress extension · 10up

CVE-2024-43116

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.7.11 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 10up Simple Local Avatars.This issue affects Simple Local Avatars: from n/a through 2.7.10.

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 · high confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simple Local Avatars WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unwanted avatar-related actions (such as modifying avatar settings or uploading new avatars) by tricking them into visiting malicious pages. The lack of proper nonce validation on state-changing operations enables this attack.

MitigationUpdate Simple Local Avatars to version 2.7.10 or later, which includes proper anti-CSRF token validation on all forms and AJAX actions. If immediate update is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or adding web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Simple Local AvatarsWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.7.11

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Simple Local Avatars plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Simple Local Avatars' in the list, or check the wp-content/plugins directory for the simple-local-avatars folder
    Affected if Plugin is present in the installation
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Simple Local Avatars, and note the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (simple-local-avatars.php) for the 'Version' header comment
    Affected if Version number is less than 2.7.11
  3. Confirm plugin is active on the site
    In Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that Simple Local Avatars shows 'Active' status under the plugin name
    Affected if Plugin is active and version is below 2.7.11
  4. Check for user role exposure
    Review which user roles have access to avatar-related features. Simple Local Avatars typically allows subscribers, contributors, authors, editors, and administrators to modify their avatars. This can be verified in plugin settings under Settings > Simple Local Avatars
    Affected if Non-administrator roles have avatar upload/modify permissions and plugin version is vulnerable

A site is affected if Simple Local Avatars plugin is installed, active, and running at a version lower than 2.7.11, with any user role (including subscribers or contributors) able to modify avatars.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.7.11 or later
Fixed in 2.7.11
Interim mitigation

Update Simple Local Avatars to version 2.7.10 or later, which includes proper anti-CSRF token validation on all forms and AJAX actions. If immediate update is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or adding web application firewall rules to block suspicious requests.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.7.11

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find Simple Local Avatars in the plugin list
  4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 2.7.11 or later
  5. Alternatively, navigate to Dashboard > Updates and click 'Update Now' for Simple Local Avatars
  6. Verify the plugin version is 2.7.11 or higher after updating

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

Fix this in Simple Local Avatars Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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