CVE-2024-51633
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 ivycat Simple Page Specific Sidebars page-specific-sidebars allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Page Specific Sidebars: from n/a through <= 2.14.1.
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 confidenceA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the ivycat Simple Page Specific Sidebars WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.14.1) allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when triggered by an authenticated administrator, result in Stored XSS. The lack of proper CSRF protection enables attackers to inject malicious scripts into sidebar configurations that persist in the database and execute when viewed by administrators.
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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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Verify the Simple Page Specific Sidebars plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Simple Page Specific Sidebars' by ivycat. Note if it appears in the list.Affected if The plugin is not installed or not present in the plugin list.
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Check the installed plugin versionOn the Plugins page in WordPress admin, click on the plugin name or view details to see the version number. Compare it to the affected range (versions up to 2.14.1).Affected if The installed version is 2.14.1 or lower.
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Confirm the plugin is activeOn the Plugins > Installed Plugins page, verify the plugin shows as 'Active' under its status.Affected if The plugin is active and running.
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Inspect plugin code for CSRF protection nonce verificationIf you have file access, locate the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/simple-page-specific-sidebars) and search form submissions and admin action handlers for wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer functions. Look for nonce fields in forms.Affected if Form submissions and admin actions lack nonce verification logic.
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Check database for suspicious sidebar configurationsQuery the WordPress database (wp_options table or similar) for sidebar-related entries using terms like 'sidebar' combined with script tags, iframe tags, or onmouseover attributes that may indicate stored XSS payloads.Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized sidebar configurations containing script tags or JavaScript event handlers are found in the database.
A user is affected if the Simple Page Specific Sidebars plugin is installed, active, and running version 2.14.1 or lower, or if the plugin code lacks proper CSRF nonce validation on its form submissions.
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 Simple Page Specific Sidebars to the latest version if available, or implement nonce verification on all form submissions and admin actions to prevent CSRF attacks.
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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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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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