jRSS Widget <= 1.2 - Server-Side Request Forgery

2014-05-28 00:00

Prajal Kulkarni

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginjRSS Widget

Affected Version<= 1.2

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2014-9292

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Vulnerability Overview

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in proxy.php in the jRSS Widget plugin 1.2 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to trigger outbound requests and enumerate open ports via the url parameter.

Technical Analysis

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. --- 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-2014-9292 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1680078c-0dbe-4586-b793-3bf2ddea96ba

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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