Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress booking plugin can have its settings changed through a forged request if an authenticated administrator is tricked into taking an action. The issue affects Book a Room versions up to and including 2.9. Business impact is mainly unauthorized configuration changes, not data theft or service outage based on the supplied CVSS.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene issue. It is not presented as actively exploited, but affected sites should be inventoried and remediated because administrator interaction can still lead to unauthorized configuration changes.
Technical view
CVE-2024-13437 is a CSRF flaw in the Book a Room WordPress plugin caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation on the bookaroom_Settings page. An unauthenticated attacker needs administrator interaction to cause a settings update. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3 with low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Book a Room plugin versions through 2.9, especially where administrators are logged in while following external links. The affected metadata in the bundle is sparse, so verify directly against installed plugin versions.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation requires user interaction by a site administrator, reducing urgency compared with unauthenticated direct compromise, but still matters for sites relying on plugin settings for operations.
Researcher notes
CWE-352 applies. The key control failure is nonce validation on a plugin settings page. The CVE description gives the affected range through 2.9, while the affected metadata is not fully useful. No source-provided exploit evidence or named fixed version is included in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed release.
- Update Book a Room if a fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is unnecessary.
- Limit WordPress administrator access to trusted users.
- Remind administrators not to follow untrusted links while logged in.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Book a Room plugin.
- Confirm whether installed versions are 2.9 or earlier.
- Review plugin settings for unauthorized or unexpected changes.
- Check administrative activity around the settings page.
- Monitor Wordfence and CVE records for updated remediation details.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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