CVE-2024-53720
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 ole1986 WP-ISPConfig 3 wp-ispconfig3 allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-ISPConfig 3: from n/a through <= 1.5.6.
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 WP-ISPConfig 3 WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.5.6) allows authenticated administrators to be tricked into submitting malicious requests that result in stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious link or form that, when clicked by a logged-in admin, injects persistent malicious scripts into the affected pages.
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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 WP-ISPConfig 3 is installedLog into the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and locate WP-ISPConfig 3 in the list. Note whether it shows as installed and active.Affected if The plugin is present and active on the WordPress site.
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Check the installed version numberIn the Plugins list, look at the version number displayed below the plugin name WP-ISPConfig 3. Alternatively, click on the plugin to view its details and read the Version field.Affected if The version listed is 1.5.6 or any earlier version number.
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Confirm plugin is enabled for admin actionsNavigate to the WP-ISPConfig 3 settings page (usually under Settings or its own menu item in the admin sidebar). Verify that the plugin is configured and functional.Affected if The plugin settings are accessible and the plugin processes admin requests.
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Identify admin forms in the pluginAccess the plugin admin pages (such as ISPConfig settings, sync options, or configuration pages). Inspect the HTML forms by right-clicking and selecting Inspect to check if CSRF tokens are present in the form markup.Affected if Forms lack anti-CSRF token fields (such as a nonce or token input), indicating the vulnerability is present.
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Check input fields for sanitizationOn the plugin settings pages, examine input fields (text inputs, textareas, selects). Attempt to identify if user-supplied values are stored and reflected back without visible encoding, though this is a limited manual check.Affected if The plugin stores and displays user input without evident sanitization, which combined with CSRF allows exploitation.
If WP-ISPConfig 3 is installed at version 1.5.6 or earlier and the admin forms lack anti-CSRF token protections, the environment is vulnerable to stored XSS 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 dataUpdate WP-ISPConfig 3 to the latest patched version. If no update is available, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all admin forms and actions, and ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized before storage and output.
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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.
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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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