CVE-2024-34810: Skyline WP Theme CSRF Vulnerability

CVE-2024-34810 Overview

CVE-2024-34810 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Extend Themes Skyline WP WordPress theme. The flaw affects all versions of Skyline WP up to and including 1.0.10. An attacker can craft a malicious web page that, when visited by an authenticated WordPress user, triggers unauthorized state-changing actions in the context of that user. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery and requires user interaction over the network.

Critical Impact
Authenticated WordPress administrators visiting an attacker-controlled page can be forced to perform unintended actions on a vulnerable Skyline WP site, resulting in limited integrity impact.

Affected Products

Extend Themes Skyline WP (WordPress theme)
All versions from initial release through 1.0.10
WordPress installations running the vulnerable theme

Discovery Timeline

2026-06-17 - CVE-2024-34810 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-34810

Vulnerability Analysis

The Skyline WP theme exposes one or more state-changing endpoints without sufficient anti-CSRF protections. WordPress provides nonce tokens through wp_nonce_field() and check_admin_referer() to validate the origin of administrative requests. The vulnerable code paths in Skyline WP fail to verify these nonces before processing requests.

An attacker can host a malicious page containing a forged form or JavaScript that submits requests to a vulnerable Skyline WP endpoint. When an authenticated site administrator visits this page, the browser automatically sends valid session cookies along with the forged request. The server processes the request as if it were legitimate.

The attack requires user interaction and grants the attacker no direct read access to data. Impact is limited to integrity — modification of theme settings or other configuration values exposed by the unprotected endpoints. The EPSS score is 0.117%, indicating low likelihood of widespread exploitation.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing or improperly validated CSRF tokens on state-changing requests handled by the Skyline WP theme. The theme does not consistently call wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() before processing sensitive operations. Without origin validation, the server cannot distinguish between intentional administrator actions and requests forged by a third-party site.

Attack Vector

Exploitation proceeds in three steps. First, the attacker identifies an authenticated administrator of a target WordPress site running Skyline WP 1.0.10 or earlier. Second, the attacker delivers a crafted link or hosts a malicious page that issues a request to the vulnerable theme endpoint. Third, the victim visits the page while logged in, and the browser submits the request with valid session cookies. The server executes the action because it lacks nonce verification.

The vulnerability mechanism is described in the Patchstack WordPress Vulnerability Report. No verified public proof-of-concept code is available at this time.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-34810

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected modifications to Skyline WP theme settings or options without a corresponding administrator login event
HTTP POST or GET requests to Skyline WP theme endpoints with a Referer header pointing to an external domain
Administrator session activity correlated with visits to untrusted external sites

Detection Strategies

Review WordPress audit logs for theme configuration changes that lack a matching administrator-initiated workflow
Inspect web server access logs for requests to Skyline WP admin endpoints originating from off-site referrers
Compare current theme settings against a known-good baseline to detect unauthorized modifications

Monitoring Recommendations

Deploy a WordPress activity logging plugin to capture all theme and option changes with user attribution
Forward web server and WordPress logs to a centralized SIEM for correlation across user sessions and HTTP requests
Alert on administrator account activity that occurs immediately after navigation to unknown external domains

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-34810

Immediate Actions Required

Inventory all WordPress sites and identify any running the Skyline WP theme at version 1.0.10 or earlier
Restrict administrator access to trusted networks and require administrators to log out of WordPress when browsing untrusted sites
Deploy a web application firewall rule to block cross-origin requests to WordPress admin endpoints

Patch Information

At the time of NVD publication, the Patchstack advisory lists versions through 1.0.10 as affected with no fixed version identified. Monitor the vendor's theme page for an update and apply it immediately upon release. If no patch is available, consider switching to an alternative theme.

Workarounds

Replace Skyline WP with a maintained WordPress theme that enforces nonce validation on all administrative endpoints
Configure the SameSite=Strict attribute on WordPress session cookies to reduce cross-site request risk
Use a browser session dedicated to WordPress administration and avoid visiting external sites in the same session

bash

# Identify WordPress sites running the vulnerable Skyline WP theme
wp theme list --format=csv | grep -i skyline-wp

# Deactivate the theme until a patched version is released
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour