CVE-2024-53781
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 homejunction SpatialMatch IDX spatialmatch-free-lifestyle-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SpatialMatch IDX: from n/a through <= 3.0.9.
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 SpatialMatch IDX plugin (spatialmatch-free-lifestyle-search) enables attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests that inject persistent scripts (Stored XSS) into the application. This affects all versions up to and including 3.0.9.
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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 if SpatialMatch IDX plugin is installedCheck your CMS plugin directory for a folder named 'spatialmatch-free-lifestyle-search' or search for 'SpatialMatch' in your plugins listAffected if The plugin folder 'spatialmatch-free-lifestyle-search' exists in your plugins directory
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Determine installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually spatialmatch-free-lifestyle-search.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or check readme.txt for the version numberAffected if The displayed version number is 3.0.9 or lower (any version up to and including 3.0.9)
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Verify the plugin is activeAccess your site's admin panel, navigate to Plugins, and confirm whether SpatialMatch IDX is currently activatedAffected if The plugin status shows as 'Active' or 'Enabled'
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Inspect for state-changing form submissionsExamine the plugin pages (typically under /idx/spatialmatch/ or similar URL paths) for any forms that perform user-specific actions such as saving preferences, submitting inquiries, or modifying profile dataAffected if Forms that perform persistent data modifications exist without visible CSRF token fields
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Review admin logs for suspicious cross-origin requestsCheck server access logs and application audit logs for POST requests to plugin endpoints originating from external referrers or unexpected originsAffected if State-changing operations are being processed without valid CSRF token validation
Your environment is affected if the SpatialMatch IDX plugin (spatialmatch-free-lifestyle-search) version 3.0.9 or lower is installed and active, and it contains forms that handle persistent user data without CSRF protection.
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 synchronizer token pattern (CSRF tokens) for state-changing operations and apply proper output encoding plus input validation to prevent stored XSS injection via CSRF vectors.
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- 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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