CVE-2014-8749

BulletProof Security < .51.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery

2014-11-05 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in .51.1
Affected Plugin: BulletProof Security
Affected Version: <= .51
CVSS: 4.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVE: CVE-2014-8749

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At a glance

CVE-2014-8749 is a medium-severity Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the BulletProof Security WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= .51. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version .51.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2014, reported by Pietro Oliva.

Vulnerability Overview

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in admin/htaccess/bpsunlock.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .51.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to trigger outbound requests that authenticate to arbitrary databases via the dbhost parameter.

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.

CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Reaching this weakness in BulletProof Security <= .51 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. For BulletProof Security the fix is .51.1: builds <= .51 are affected, anything from .51.1 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version .51.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to BulletProof Security: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: BulletProof Security .51.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8749 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ecf73f3a-5f7b-4ef4-a31a-f282b953f294 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8749

Related records

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CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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