Formidable Forms <= 5.5.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Strategic Overview
<= 5.5.4N/AVulnerability Overview
The Formidable Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.5.4 due to insufficient URL restrictions on the 'plugin' parameter passed to the the install_addon function. This makes it possible for authenticated users, with administrative privileges, 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 5.5.5, 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
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