WPB Show Core <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Server Side Request Forgery

2023-11-06 00:00

Mohamed Abdelhady

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginWPB Show Core

Affected Version<= 2.2

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2023-5974

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Vulnerability Overview

The WPB Show Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2 via the 'path' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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: 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-2023-5974 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dec2e656-8936-43e2-b156-e96718fd7ef4

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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