CVE-2024-37450 in Benevolent Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 01/02/2025
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Rara Theme Benevolent allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Benevolent: from n/a through 1.3.4.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/08/2026
The CVE-2024-37450 vulnerability represents a critical cross-site request forgery flaw within the Rara Theme Benevolent WordPress theme, specifically impacting versions ranging from unspecified initial release through 1.3.4. This vulnerability resides in the theme's handling of user authentication and request processing mechanisms, creating a significant security risk for WordPress installations that utilize this particular theme. The flaw allows malicious actors to exploit the theme's lack of proper CSRF protection measures, potentially enabling unauthorized actions to be performed on behalf of authenticated users.
This CSRF vulnerability operates by exploiting the absence of anti-CSRF tokens or similar protective mechanisms within the theme's administrative interfaces and user-facing forms. When a user visits a malicious website or clicks on a crafted link while authenticated to a WordPress site using the vulnerable Rara Theme Benevolent, the attacker can manipulate the user's browser to submit requests to the target site without their knowledge or consent. The vulnerability specifically affects the theme's backend functionality, particularly where administrative actions are processed, making it particularly dangerous for site administrators who may unknowingly perform destructive operations.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data theft or modification, as it can enable complete compromise of WordPress sites using the affected theme. Attackers could potentially perform administrative actions such as creating new user accounts, modifying existing content, changing theme settings, or even installing malicious plugins. The vulnerability's presence in the Benevolent theme means that any WordPress installation relying on this theme for its frontend presentation and backend management capabilities becomes susceptible to unauthorized manipulation. This creates a cascading security risk that affects not just individual sites but potentially entire networks of WordPress installations using the same vulnerable theme.
Security professionals should note that this vulnerability aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery weaknesses in software applications. The flaw demonstrates poor input validation and insufficient session management practices that violate fundamental web security principles. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to techniques involving privilege escalation and credential exposure, as it allows attackers to perform actions with elevated privileges without proper authentication. The vulnerability also relates to the T1566.002 sub-technique for social engineering through malicious web content, as the attack typically requires user interaction with malicious links or content.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2024-37450 should prioritize immediate remediation through theme updates to version 1.3.5 or later, which presumably contains the necessary CSRF protection patches. Organizations should also implement additional security measures such as web application firewalls that can detect and block suspicious cross-site request patterns, regular security audits of installed themes and plugins, and user education regarding the dangers of clicking untrusted links. Network monitoring should be enhanced to detect unusual patterns of administrative requests that might indicate CSRF attack attempts, particularly when these requests originate from unexpected sources or user agents. Additionally, implementing Content Security Policy headers and ensuring proper session management practices can provide additional layers of defense against exploitation of this vulnerability.