CVE-2024-32537
Published: 20 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2024-32537 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 0.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-23 (Session Authenticity) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-32537 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, in the joshuae1974 Flash Video Player WordPress plugin. This issue affects all versions from an unspecified initial release through 5.0.4. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1, reflecting network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, user interaction dependency, changed scope, and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Remote attackers without privileges can exploit this CSRF flaw by tricking authenticated users into submitting malicious requests, such as via a crafted webpage or link that the user interacts with (e.g., clicking or loading a page). Exploitation requires user interaction but can alter the security context, potentially enabling limited disruptions to data exposure, modification, or system availability.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/flash-video-player/vulnerability/wordpress-flash-video-player-plugin-5-0-4-csrf-to-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve describes this as a CSRF-to-XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Flash Video Player plugin up to version 5.0.4, recommending practitioners review it for mitigation details, such as updating the plugin or implementing CSRF protections.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-30339
Vulnerability details
Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in joshuae1974 Flash Video Player allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Flash Video Player: from n/a through 5.0.4.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CSRF-to-XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of a web application vulnerability.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates CVE-2024-32537 by identifying and patching the CSRF-to-XSS flaw in the Flash Video Player WordPress plugin up to version 5.0.4.
Protects session authenticity to prevent forged requests that exploit the CSRF vulnerability by requiring tokens or origin validation.
Filters information outputs to mitigate the XSS consequences resulting from successful CSRF exploitation in the plugin.