CVE-2024-51653
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 akira1891 UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS update-notifications allows Stored XSS.This issue affects UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS: from n/a through <= 0.3.4.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in the update-notifications WordPress plugin (versions <= 0.3.4) allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into submitting crafted requests that inject stored XSS payloads into notification settings, which then execute when other admins view those notifications.
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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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Confirm update-notifications plugin is installedLocate the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/update-notifications/ and check for the main plugin file (typically update-notifications.php or similar)Affected if The plugin directory and main plugin file exist in the WordPress plugins folder
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Check installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file header and locate the 'Version' comment or tag; compare the version number to 0.3.4 using standard version comparisonAffected if The reported version is 0.3.4 or lower
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Verify plugin is activeQuery the WordPress options table (wp_options) for the active_plugins option, or check through wp-admin > Plugins to confirm the plugin is enabledAffected if The plugin appears in the list of active plugins
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Identify notification settings admin interfaceReview plugin PHP files for admin menu registration functions (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page) and forms that handle notification-related options or settingsAffected if The plugin exposes admin-accessible forms for configuring notification settings
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Inspect for CSRF protection in admin formsSearch plugin source code for wp_nonce_field, wp_verify_nonce, or check_admin_referer function calls within forms that save notification settingsAffected if No nonce verification is found in forms that modify notification settings, or nonce verification is absent/missing
A user is affected if the update-notifications WordPress plugin is installed at version 0.3.4 or lower, is active, and its notification settings forms lack 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 dataImplement CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing forms/actions and apply proper output encoding/escape on all user-supplied data before rendering; upgrade to a patched version if available.
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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-2024-51653 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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