CVE-2024-1504: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in secupress SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security
The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to block a user's IP via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The SecuPress Free WordPress Security plugin is vulnerable to CSRF due to improper nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This allows attackers to forge requests that cause a user's IP to be blocked without their consent. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.2.5.1 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting a medium severity impact primarily on integrity. No patch or official fix information is available from the vendor or other sources at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a denial of service-like condition for a user by blocking their IP address through a forged request. This does not impact confidentiality or availability directly but can disrupt user access by manipulating IP blocking functionality. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and no privileges (PR:N) are needed to exploit it remotely (AV:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while authenticated to WordPress sites using this plugin. Implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the vulnerable functionality may reduce risk if feasible.
CVE-2024-1504: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in secupress SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security
Description
The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to block a user's IP via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The SecuPress Free WordPress Security plugin is vulnerable to CSRF due to improper nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This allows attackers to forge requests that cause a user's IP to be blocked without their consent. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.2.5.1 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting a medium severity impact primarily on integrity. No patch or official fix information is available from the vendor or other sources at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a denial of service-like condition for a user by blocking their IP address through a forged request. This does not impact confidentiality or availability directly but can disrupt user access by manipulating IP blocking functionality. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and no privileges (PR:N) are needed to exploit it remotely (AV:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while authenticated to WordPress sites using this plugin. Implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the vulnerable functionality may reduce risk if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-14T18:20:16.733Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d33b7ef31ef0b56ee83
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:19 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:40:55 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 7:57:29 AM
Views: 11
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