CVE-2024-51659
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 GeekRMX Twitter @Anywhere Plus twitter-anywhere-plus allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Twitter @Anywhere Plus: from n/a through <= 2.0.
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 GeekRMX Twitter @Anywhere Plus plugin (versions <= 2.0) allows attackers to craft malicious requests that result in Stored XSS. An unauthenticated attacker can trick an authenticated administrator or user into submitting a request that injects malicious scripts into the application, which are then stored and executed when other users view the affected content.
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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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Locate the GeekRMX Twitter @Anywhere Plus pluginAccess your WordPress admin panel and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'GeekRMX Twitter @Anywhere Plus' in the list of installed plugins.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, find the GeekRMX Twitter @Anywhere Plus plugin and note the version number displayed below the plugin name. Compare this version to the affected range (<= 2.0).Affected if The installed version is 2.0 or lower
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Identify active plugin filesIf using a file explorer or FTP, navigate to /wp-content/plugins/ and look for a directory named 'geekrmx-twitter-anywhere-plus' or similar. Check the main plugin PHP file for the version constant or header.Affected if The plugin directory exists and contains files with version <= 2.0 in the metadata
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Determine if plugin features are activeCheck the WordPress admin for any settings pages or widgets associated with the Twitter @Anywhere Plus functionality. Look for options that enable Twitter integration features in posts, comments, or user profiles.Affected if The plugin settings are accessible and Twitter integration features are enabled or configurable
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Inspect state-changing operations for CSRF protectionIf you have access to the plugin source code, examine forms and AJAX actions for the presence of nonce tokens or CSRF tokens. Look for wp_nonce_field() or check_admin_referer() calls in the plugin's PHP files.Affected if Forms or actions lack nonce verification and the plugin is active
You are affected if the GeekRMX Twitter @Anywhere Plus plugin is installed with version 2.0 or lower and its features are active or configurable.
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 tokens (nonce/tokens) on all state-changing operations and validate the Origin/Referer headers to prevent CSRF attacks. Sanitize and encode all user-supplied input before rendering to prevent the resulting XSS.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-51659 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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