CVE-2024-54408 in Youtube Video Grid Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 12/16/2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jake H. Youtube Video Grid allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Youtube Video Grid: from n/a through 1.9.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 02/17/2025
The CVE-2024-54408 vulnerability represents a critical Cross-Site Request Forgery weakness within the Jake H. Youtube Video Grid plugin, specifically impacting versions ranging from the initial release through 1.9. This CSRF flaw stems from improperly configured access control security levels that fail to adequately validate user requests, creating a significant security risk for WordPress installations utilizing this plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users without their knowledge or consent, exploiting the plugin's insufficient protection mechanisms against malicious cross-site requests.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability occurs due to the plugin's failure to implement proper anti-CSRF tokens or validation mechanisms in its administrative functions. When users access the plugin's administrative interfaces, the system does not adequately verify that requests originate from legitimate sources within the same domain, making it susceptible to exploitation through crafted malicious links or pages that trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. This misconfiguration directly violates established security principles for protecting web applications against CSRF attacks and aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities in software applications.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data manipulation, as it can enable attackers to perform critical administrative functions within the WordPress environment where the plugin is installed. Successful exploitation could allow malicious actors to modify video grid configurations, add or remove content, potentially leading to defacement of websites or the injection of malicious code. The vulnerability affects the plugin's access control mechanisms by failing to distinguish between legitimate user requests and forged requests, creating a pathway for unauthorized modifications that could compromise entire WordPress installations. This risk is particularly concerning as it leverages the trust relationship between authenticated users and the plugin's administrative interfaces.
Security mitigations for this vulnerability should prioritize immediate implementation of anti-CSRF token mechanisms within the plugin's administrative functions, ensuring that all state-changing operations require validation tokens that prevent unauthorized requests from succeeding. The plugin developers must implement proper request validation techniques that verify the origin and integrity of all administrative requests, utilizing industry-standard approaches such as synchronizer tokens or origin validation. Organizations should also consider implementing additional security measures including web application firewalls, regular security audits, and monitoring for suspicious administrative activities. The ATT&CK framework categorizes this vulnerability under T1548.005 for hijacking legitimate credentials and T1071.001 for application layer protocols, highlighting the need for comprehensive defensive strategies that address both the immediate CSRF threat and broader credential compromise risks.