CVE-2024-23825

TablePress <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated(Author+) Server Side Request Forgery(SSRF) via _get_import_files

2024-01-31 00:00
isacaya

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.2.5
Affected Plugin
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
Affected Version
<= 2.2.4
CVSS
8.5High
Weakness type
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVE
CVE-2024-23825
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At a glance

CVE-2024-23825 is a high-severity Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the TablePress WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.2.4. It carries a CVSS score of 8.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Author level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.2.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2024, reported by isacaya.

Vulnerability Overview

The TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to and including 2.2.4 via the '_get_import_files' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access 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

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

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

TablePress <= 2.2.4 carries this weakness at _get_import_files, and reaching it takes an account at Author level or above. 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 TablePress the fix is 2.2.5: builds <= 2.2.4 are affected, anything from 2.2.5 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.2.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Author access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: TablePress 2.2.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23825https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8de52b68-c273-4561-98b0-e51afd6cd47bhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23825

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