Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-13510 affects the ShopSite plugin for WordPress up to and including version 1.5.10. A malicious site could trick an administrator into taking an action that changes plugin settings and stores malicious script. Business risk is account compromise or site tampering through administrator browser context, not a direct unauthenticated server takeover.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin issue. Prioritize ecommerce or high-traffic sites, but current sources do not support emergency response language without confirmed exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is missing or incorrect nonce validation, classified as CSRF, enabling settings changes that can lead to stored XSS. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.1 with required user interaction and changed scope. Sources describe unauthenticated attackers abusing a forged request if an administrator is tricked into interacting.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites running the ShopSite plugin at version 1.5.10 or earlier, especially admin-managed ecommerce sites where plugin settings are accessible to privileged users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Practical abuse requires social engineering an administrator into triggering a forged request, after which stored script could run in trusted site contexts.
Researcher notes
The public description supports CSRF leading to stored XSS via settings update. The affected CPE data in the bundle is sparse, so validation should rely on actual WordPress plugin inventory and vendor/plugin changelog evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the ShopSite plugin and installed version.
- Check vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for a release newer than 1.5.10.
- Update the plugin beyond affected versions when a trusted fix is available.
- Disable the plugin temporarily if no fix is available and business risk is unacceptable.
- Review administrator security awareness around unsolicited links and unexpected admin actions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each WordPress site runs ShopSite plugin version 1.5.10 or earlier.
- Review plugin settings pages for unexpected script or unauthorized configuration changes.
- After updating, confirm the installed version is no longer within the affected range.
- Monitor WordPress admin activity for suspicious settings changes around disclosure dates.
- Verify vulnerability management records cite CVE-2024-13510 and remediation status.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2fde092-0a12-42ab-abbb-7f5ff5de9af2?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3226553%40shopsite-plugin%2Ftrunk&old=3139879%40shopsite-plugin%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.