WordPress Core < 3.5.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery

2013-01-24 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.5.1

Affected CoreWordPress 3.5

Affected Version<= 3.5

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2013-0235

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Vulnerability Overview

The XMLRPC API in WordPress before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to intranet servers, and conduct port-scanning attacks, by specifying a crafted source URL for a pingback, related to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.5.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0235 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c544c86d-e414-49c2-ae57-3293b1a6409d

CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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