CVE-2024-54430
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 Europe Ecologie Les Verts EELV Newsletter eelv-newsletter allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects EELV Newsletter: from n/a through <= 4.8.2.
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 EELV Newsletter plugin allows remote attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions (such as modifying newsletter settings or sending emails) by forging requests. The plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.
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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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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 EELV Newsletter plugin installationCheck your WordPress plugins directory or admin panel for the EELV Newsletter plugin. Note the installed version if visible.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version lacks CSRF protection (no version data available for comparison)
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Locate state-changing formsAccess the plugin admin interface and identify forms that modify settings, send emails, or change newsletter configurations. Common targets: subscription settings, email composition, list management.Affected if State-changing forms exist in the plugin and are accessible to authenticated users
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Inspect form HTML for anti-CSRF tokensView the HTML source of newsletter management forms. Look for hidden input fields named like 'csrf_token', 'nonce', 'wpnonce', or similar token fields.Affected if Forms lack hidden CSRF token fields or nonces in their HTML markup
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Test token validation on submissionsSubmit a state-changing request (e.g., modify settings) without the expected token/nonce field or with an invalid token. Observe if the request is processed despite the missing/invalid token.Affected if Requests are processed successfully without a valid CSRF token, indicating missing validation
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Check Origin/Referer header validationCapture a plugin request using browser dev tools or a proxy. Examine if the server validates the Origin or Referer headers before processing state-changing actions.Affected if The server accepts requests with mismatched or missing Origin/Referer headers without rejecting them
Your environment is affected if the EELV Newsletter plugin is installed and its state-changing forms process requests without validating anti-CSRF tokens or headers.
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 tokens on all state-changing forms and validate the Origin/Referer headers. Additionally, set SameSite attribute on session cookies.
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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.
- 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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