Codebard Help DeskWordPress extension · Codebard
CVE-2024-56222
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 CodeBard CodeBard Help Desk codebard-help-desk allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects CodeBard Help Desk: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
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 CodeBard Help Desk plugin versions up to 1.1.1 allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unwanted actions by forging malicious requests, exploiting the absence of proper anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Codebard Help DeskWordPress extension
< 1.1.2CVSS 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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Confirm Codebard Help Desk plugin is installedCheck your WordPress installation for the Codebard Help Desk plugin. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Codebard Help Desk' or check the plugins directory for the plugin files.Affected if The plugin is not found in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Codebard Help Desk and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (typically cbhd-main.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The version shown is anything less than 1.1.2 (for example, 1.1.1, 1.1.0, etc.)
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Verify presence of state-changing operations without CSRF protectionExamine the plugin source code for form submissions or action handlers that perform state-changing operations (such as creating, updating, or deleting tickets, changing settings, or modifying user data). Look for the absence of nonce verification or anti-CSRF token validation in these handlers.Affected if State-changing functions exist in the plugin and lack nonce validation or anti-CSRF token checks
You are affected if Codebard Help Desk plugin version is below 1.1.2 and the plugin contains state-changing operations that lack anti-CSRF token validation.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.1.2
Implement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations and configure SameSite attributes for session cookies to prevent CSRF attacks.
1.1.2
- Upgrade Codebard Help Desk to version 1.1.2 or later to resolve the CSRF vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Codebard Help Desk
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56222 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.
- 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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