CVE-2024-54321: Hive Support CSRF Vulnerability

CVE-2024-54321 Overview

CVE-2024-54321 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the Hive Support WordPress plugin in all versions up to and including 1.1.2. The flaw is classified under [CWE-352] and allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user into submitting unintended state-changing requests to the plugin. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page while authenticated to the target WordPress site. Successful abuse results in limited integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability of the underlying system.

Critical Impact
Attackers can coerce authenticated WordPress users into performing unintended actions within the Hive Support plugin, altering plugin state without their consent.

Affected Products

Hive Support WordPress plugin (hive-support)
All versions from n/a through 1.1.2
WordPress installations with the plugin activated

Discovery Timeline

2024-12-13 - CVE-2024-54321 published to the National Vulnerability Database
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-54321

Vulnerability Analysis

The Hive Support plugin fails to validate the origin of state-changing HTTP requests. WordPress provides a nonce mechanism (wp_nonce_field and check_admin_referer) to bind requests to a specific user session, but the affected plugin code paths do not enforce this control consistently. As a result, an attacker-controlled page can forge requests that the victim's browser submits automatically with valid session cookies.

The impact scope aligns with a limited integrity change. An attacker cannot read protected data or take the site offline through this flaw alone, but they can alter plugin-managed data or configuration accessible to the victim's role. See the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the vendor coordination record.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing or improperly validated anti-CSRF tokens on request handlers exposed by the Hive Support plugin. Without server-side nonce verification, the plugin trusts any authenticated request that reaches its endpoints, regardless of origin.

Attack Vector

Exploitation occurs over the network and requires user interaction. An attacker crafts a malicious page or email that triggers a background request, such as an auto-submitting HTML form or an image tag, targeting a vulnerable Hive Support endpoint. When a logged-in WordPress user visits the payload, their browser sends the forged request with valid authentication cookies, and the plugin executes the action as if the user initiated it.

No verified proof-of-concept code has been published. Refer to the linked Patchstack advisory for coordinated disclosure details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-54321

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected changes to Hive Support plugin settings or ticket data without a corresponding administrator action in audit logs.
HTTP POST or GET requests to Hive Support endpoints containing Referer headers pointing to external, untrusted domains.
Web server access logs showing plugin admin actions immediately after a user clicked an external link.

Detection Strategies

Review WordPress activity logs for state changes performed by authenticated users that lack a preceding admin panel navigation event.
Correlate web server logs against expected same-origin request patterns for /wp-admin/ endpoints tied to the plugin.
Monitor for outbound requests from user browsers to attacker-hosted pages followed by inbound WordPress admin actions.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable a WordPress activity-logging plugin to record configuration changes with timestamps and originating IP addresses.
Forward WordPress and web server logs to a centralized SIEM for correlation and long-term retention.
Alert on requests to plugin admin handlers missing valid _wpnonce parameters.

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-54321

Immediate Actions Required

Update the Hive Support plugin to a version later than 1.1.2 once the vendor publishes a fix.
If no patched version is available, deactivate and remove the Hive Support plugin from all WordPress installations.
Instruct administrators to log out of WordPress before browsing untrusted sites or opening unsolicited links.

Patch Information

At the time of the NVD entry, the advisory covers all versions through 1.1.2. Review the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for current patch availability and vendor guidance.

Workarounds

Restrict access to /wp-admin/ using IP allow-lists at the web server or WAF layer.
Deploy a web application firewall rule that requires a same-origin Referer or Origin header for Hive Support admin endpoints.
Enforce short WordPress session lifetimes to reduce the window in which a forged request can succeed.

bash

# Example nginx rule restricting wp-admin access to a trusted network
location /wp-admin/ {
    allow 203.0.113.0/24;
    deny all;
}