CVE-2024-56204
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 yonisink Sinking Dropdowns sinking-dropdowns allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Sinking Dropdowns: from n/a through <= 1.25.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the Sinking Dropdowns WordPress plugin allows attackers to craft malicious requests that trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, potentially leading to privilege escalation by modifying user roles or capabilities.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 Sinking Dropdowns plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and confirm 'Sinking Dropdowns' appears in the installed plugins list, or check /wp-content/plugins/ directory for sinking-dropdowns folderAffected if Plugin folder exists in the plugins directory
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find Sinking Dropdowns and note the version number displayed, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if Version number matches or falls within any affected version range (compare to official CVE advisory)
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Identify state-changing admin actionsReview plugin source code in /wp-content/plugins/sinking-dropdowns/ for functions that modify user data: search for 'update_user_meta', 'add_role', 'remove_role', 'capabilities', 'role' parameters, or form submissions with action parameters like 'update_role' or 'modify_capabilities'Affected if Plugin contains functions that modify user roles or capabilities without first verifying intent
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Verify nonce protection on privilege operationsIn the identified role/capability modification code, search for nonce verification calls: look for 'wp_verify_nonce', 'check_admin_referer', or 'check_nonce' functions immediately before any user role or capability changesAffected if No nonce verification is performed before executing privilege modification code (missing nonce check indicates vulnerability)
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Confirm admin action hooks are unprotectedExamine plugin hook registrations (add_action calls) for admin-side operations that change user roles; verify that hooks like 'admin_init', 'wp_ajax_*', or custom form handlers include capability checks using 'current_user_can' before allowing role modificationsAffected if Admin hooks lack current_user_can() capability validation before changing roles or capabilities
If the Sinking Dropdowns plugin is installed and its role/capability modification functions lack nonce verification and capability checks, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-56204 CSRF attacks.
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 (nonces) on all state-changing operations and enforce proper capability checks before allowing privilege modifications.
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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-2024-56204 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.
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