CVE-2024-54372
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 Sourov Amin Insertify insertify allows Code Injection.This issue affects Insertify: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the Insertify WordPress plugin allows authenticated administrators to be tricked into submitting malicious requests that inject arbitrary code into the site. The lack of anti-CSRF tokens on forms and AJAX endpoints enables attackers to forge requests on behalf of logged-in admins, leading to stored code injection.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/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 Insertify plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Insertify', or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for an insertify folderAffected if The Insertify plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Check installed Insertify versionIn WordPress admin, find Insertify in the plugins list and note the version number displayed under the plugin name, or read the main plugin file (e.g., insertify.php) and locate the Version headerAffected if The version is below 1.1.5 or the version cannot be determined (plugin may be unmaintained)
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Confirm Insertify is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify that Insertify shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if The plugin is active and processing requests
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Inspect forms for missing CSRF protectionExamine Insertify PHP files in the plugin folder for form handling and AJAX action hooks. Search for occurrences of 'nonce' or '_wpnonce' in the code. Check if forms include wp_nonce_field() or AJAX requests include wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks with nonce verificationAffected if Forms and AJAX endpoints lack nonce verification calls (wp_nonce_field, check_ajax_referer, or wp_verify_nonce are absent)
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Test for CSRF vulnerabilityWith a browser, access the Insertify settings page while logged in as administrator. Inspect HTML source of any forms to verify a hidden input with name containing 'nonce' or '_wp' existsAffected if No hidden nonce field is found in the plugin's form HTML
If Insertify is installed and active with a version before 1.1.5 (or version unreadable), and the plugin forms/AJAX handlers lack anti-CSRF nonce implementation, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-54372.
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 nonces on all forms and AJAX actions, validate nonce tokens server-side, and add proper input sanitization to prevent code injection. Update the plugin to version 1.1.5 or later once available.
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