CVE-2024-53712
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 kevmimcc Kevin's kevins-plugin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kevin's: from n/a through <= 2.0.0.
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 · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in kevins-plugin <= 2.0.0 allows authenticated users to be tricked into inadvertently submitting requests that store malicious JavaScript payloads (Stored XSS). An attacker can embed a malicious form on an external site that automatically submits to the vulnerable plugin, causing the victim's browser to store the XSS payload.
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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 kevins-plugin installation and versionLocate the plugin in your CMS/plugin directory and check its version file or metadata. Compare the installed version against the affected range: any version 2.0.0 or lower is potentially vulnerable.Affected if The installed version of kevins-plugin is 2.0.0 or lower.
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Identify state-changing endpoints in the pluginExamine the plugin source code for forms, API endpoints, or handlers that accept and store user input (such as content submission, settings updates, or comment forms).Affected if The plugin contains forms or API endpoints that accept user input and store it in the application.
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Check for CSRF synchronizer tokens on state-changing operationsReview the code for all form submissions and API POST/PUT/DELETE requests. Look for token generation, validation, or session-based checks that verify the request origin.Affected if State-changing operations lack CSRF token validation or do not verify Origin/Referer headers.
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Verify input validation and output encodingInspect how the plugin handles user-supplied data before storage and when rendering. Look for sanitization, escaping, or encoding functions applied to stored content.Affected if User input is stored and rendered without proper input validation or output encoding, allowing script execution.
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Confirm authenticated user context requirementDetermine whether the vulnerable endpoints require authentication. CSRF attacks require the victim to have an active session.Affected if The plugin requires user authentication for the affected operations, making the CSRF attack feasible.
You are affected if kevins-plugin version 2.0.0 or lower is installed and contains forms or API endpoints that lack CSRF protection and fail to sanitize stored user input, allowing stored XSS to be injected via CSRF.
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 synchronizer tokens on all state-changing operations (forms/API endpoints) and validate Origin/Referer headers. Additionally, apply proper input validation and output encoding at the XSS injection point to prevent stored script execution.
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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-2024-53712 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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