CVE-2024-54352 Overview
CVE-2024-54352 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability [CWE-352] affecting the Sogrid WordPress plugin developed by Sabri. The flaw exists in all versions up to and including 1.5.2. An attacker can leverage the missing CSRF protections to perform privilege escalation against an authenticated user, including administrators. Successful exploitation requires the targeted user to interact with attacker-controlled content, such as visiting a malicious page while authenticated to the vulnerable WordPress site.
Critical Impact
Successful exploitation enables privilege escalation on the affected WordPress site, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected Products
- Sabri Sogrid plugin for WordPress
- All versions from n/a through 1.5.2
- WordPress sites with the Sogrid plugin enabled
Discovery Timeline
- 2024-12-16 - CVE-2024-54352 published to NVD
- 2026-04-23 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2024-54352
Vulnerability Analysis
The Sogrid plugin fails to validate the origin and authenticity of state-changing HTTP requests. WordPress provides built-in nonce mechanisms (wp_nonce_field, check_admin_referer, wp_verify_nonce) to defend against CSRF, but the affected endpoints in Sogrid versions through 1.5.2 do not enforce these checks. An attacker can craft a malicious HTML page or link that triggers a privileged action when an authenticated WordPress user visits it. Because the action executes with the victim's session privileges, an attacker can escalate access by manipulating user roles, settings, or other administrative state. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network and requires user interaction.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing or improper CSRF token validation on plugin endpoints that perform privileged operations. Without nonce verification, the plugin trusts any request bearing valid session cookies, regardless of origin.
Attack Vector
An attacker hosts or injects a malicious page containing a forged request (form auto-submit or image tag) targeting a vulnerable Sogrid endpoint. When an authenticated administrator browses the page, their browser silently issues the request with valid authentication cookies. The plugin processes the request as legitimate, granting the attacker elevated capabilities on the WordPress site.
No verified proof-of-concept code is publicly available. For technical context, refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report.
Detection Methods for CVE-2024-54352
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected creation or modification of WordPress user accounts with elevated roles (administrator, editor)
- HTTP POST requests to Sogrid plugin endpoints with Referer headers pointing to external or unrelated domains
- Changes to plugin or site configuration without corresponding admin login activity in audit logs
- Outbound browser activity from administrator workstations to unfamiliar domains immediately preceding privilege changes
Detection Strategies
- Inspect web server access logs for requests to wp-admin or Sogrid plugin paths that lack a valid same-origin Referer header
- Correlate WordPress role-change events with the originating session, IP, and user-agent to identify anomalies
- Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to flag state-changing requests missing CSRF tokens to plugin endpoints
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable WordPress audit logging (via a security plugin) to capture user role changes, option updates, and plugin configuration writes
- Forward WordPress and web server logs to a centralized SIEM for cross-source correlation and alerting on privilege escalation events
- Alert on administrator sessions that perform sensitive actions within seconds of loading external content
How to Mitigate CVE-2024-54352
Immediate Actions Required
- Update the Sogrid plugin to a version later than 1.5.2 once the vendor publishes a fixed release
- Disable or remove the Sogrid plugin if a patched version is unavailable and the functionality is non-essential
- Audit WordPress user accounts and roles for unauthorized changes; revoke any suspicious privilege grants
- Force a password reset for administrator accounts and invalidate active sessions
Patch Information
No patched version is listed in the available references. Administrators should monitor the Patchstack Vulnerability Report and the official plugin repository for an updated release that introduces nonce validation on affected endpoints.
Workarounds
- Restrict access to the WordPress admin interface using IP allow-listing at the web server or WAF layer
- Configure a WAF rule to block requests to Sogrid endpoints that lack a valid same-origin Referer or Origin header
- Require administrators to use a dedicated browser profile for WordPress management to reduce cross-site request exposure
- Enforce SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax attributes on WordPress session cookies where compatible
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