AppointmindWordPress extension
CVE-2024-51679
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 gentlesource Appointmind appointmind allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Appointmind: from n/a through <= 4.0.0.
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 · high confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gentlesource Appointmind allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when triggered by an authenticated administrator, result in Stored XSS. Since the attacker's payload is stored in the application, it will execute persistently for any user viewing the affected content.
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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
AppointmindWordPress extension
< 4.1.0CVSS 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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 the installed Appointmind versionLocate the version identifier in the application's admin panel, footer, or version file (commonly found in about.php, version.php, or the installer configuration)Affected if The version is below 4.1.0 (e.g., 4.0.x, 3.x, or earlier)
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Verify CSRF protection exists on admin formsInspect the HTML source of state-changing admin forms (e.g., appointment creation, settings update, user management) for the presence of a CSRF token field (commonly named csrf_token, token, security_token, or similar)Affected if State-changing admin forms lack a CSRF token field or the token is not validated server-side
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Check if admin actions require authenticationAttempt to access admin action endpoints directly without an authenticated session or verify that admin-only forms require a valid sessionAffected if Admin state-changing actions can be triggered without an active administrator session
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Test for Stored XSS in content fieldsSubmit a test payload with HTML/JavaScript (e.g., <script>alert(1)</script>) through admin forms and view the stored content as a non-admin user to see if the payload executesAffected if The submitted payload executes as JavaScript when viewed by other users, indicating missing output encoding
A user is affected if they run Appointmind version below 4.1.0 AND the application lacks CSRF token protection on admin forms, allowing attackers to inject persistent malicious scripts that execute for all users viewing the compromised content.
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.
dbcve · scoped4.1.0
Implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing forms and validate them server-side, combined with proper input validation and output encoding to prevent XSS injection.
4.1.0
- Backup your current Appointmind installation and database
- Download Appointmind version 4.1.0 from the official vendor source
- Replace the existing Appointmind files with the version 4.1.0 files
- Verify the installation is working correctly after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Appointmind
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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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- 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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