CVE-2024-48048
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 GabbyKhrmon Wsify Widget wsify-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Wsify Widget: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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 Wsify Widget allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through Stored XSS. The widget fails to validate or enforce anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing requests, enabling attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting crafted requests that persist malicious scripts in the widget's data storage.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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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Identify Wsify Widget installationSearch your application codebase or plugin directory for files, modules, or packages related to 'wsify' or 'wsify widget'. Check your dependency manifests (package.json, requirements.txt, composer.json) for the wsify widget package.Affected if The Wsify Widget is found installed in the environment.
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Locate version informationExamine the wsify widget package metadata (e.g., version field in package.json, __version__ in Python module, or plugin version header) to determine the installed version number.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is older than any fixed release.
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Inspect state-changing endpoints for CSRF protectionReview the widget's source code for form handlers and API endpoints that modify data (POST, PUT, DELETE requests). Check if these handlers validate anti-CSRF tokens. Look for token validation logic using headers like X-CSRF-Token, _csrf, or similar patterns.Affected if State-changing endpoints lack anti-CSRF token validation checks.
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Verify CSRF middleware configurationExamine the widget's configuration files and middleware setup to confirm CSRF protection is enabled and applied to the widget's routes. Check for CSRF middleware registration in the application framework.Affected if CSRF middleware is not registered or is explicitly disabled for widget routes.
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Scan widget data storage for malicious scriptsInspect the database tables, local storage, or configuration files where the widget persists data. Look for suspicious script tags, event handlers (onerror, onload), or encoded JavaScript payloads in stored fields.Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized script content is found in the widget's persistent storage.
If the Wsify Widget is present and state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF token validation, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-48048.
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 token validation on all state-changing operations (forms, API endpoints) and apply proper input validation with context-aware output encoding to prevent stored XSS execution.
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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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