Assistant <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Server Side Request Forgery

2023-07-27 00:00

Yuchen Ji

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.4.4

Affected PluginAssistant – Every Day Productivity Apps

Affected Version< 1.4.4

CVSS5.5Medium

CVECVE-2023-5798

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Vulnerability Overview

The Assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.4.3 via the /posts/(?P<id>\d+)/library/(?P<library_id>\d+) REST API endpoint. This can allow authenticated attackers, with editor-level capabilities and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4.4, 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-2023-5798 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d5ed6cf-ae12-4da5-809f-6a8c61eeb4f6

CVSS Vector

5.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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