Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- AMP Toolbox
- Affected Version
<= 2.1.1- CVSS
- 8.3High
- Weakness type
- CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE
CVE-2022-40700
At a glance
CVE-2022-40700 is a high-severity Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the AMP Toolbox WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.1.1. It carries a CVSS score of 8.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed March 2023, reported by Dave Jong.
Vulnerability Overview
The module cerdic/csstidy, which is used in several plugins, is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery due to the inclusion of test code that does not verify a user-provided URL. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application which can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Reaching this weakness in AMP Toolbox <= 2.1.1 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Server-side request forgery means the application fetches a URL supplied by the caller, turning the server into a proxy for requests the attacker could not make directly.
The request originates from inside the hosting network, which is how these flaws reach cloud metadata endpoints, internal admin panels and services that trust local traffic. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for AMP Toolbox yet, so installs running <= 2.1.1 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to AMP Toolbox: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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