Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-51650 affects the WordPress Random Featured Post plugin through version 1.1.3. A user can be tricked into causing a stored cross-site scripting change, which may later run in visitors' browsers. The sources rate this high severity, but they do not show active exploitation or a confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin exposure if the plugin is installed. Prioritize discovery and temporary removal where feasible, because stored XSS can affect users and site trust even without confirmed exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is a CSRF vulnerability, CWE-352, in random-featured-post-plugin that can lead to stored XSS. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Random Featured Post, package random-featured-post-plugin, at version 1.1.3 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not list CISA KEV status and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector requires user interaction, consistent with a CSRF-driven stored XSS scenario.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow: CVE data and Patchstack identify CSRF to stored XSS through 1.1.3, with CVSS 7.1. The provided bundle does not include a proof of concept, active exploitation evidence, detailed vulnerable parameter, or confirmed patched release.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Random Featured Post plugin version 1.1.3 or earlier.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not business-critical.
- Check Patchstack, CVE, and vendor guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Avoid inventing code-level fixes until vendor remediation details are confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether random-featured-post-plugin is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it with the affected range.
- Review WordPress administrative content for unexpected stored script-like changes.
- Check security advisories for any newly published fix or exploitation evidence.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (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:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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