Server-Side Request Forgery in Web Stories Plugin for WordPress by Google
CVE-2022-3708

9.6CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Web Stories
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 October 2022

Summary

The Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in all versions up to and including 1.24.0. This vulnerability arises from inadequate validation of the URLs provided via the 'url' parameter in the /v1/hotlink/proxy REST API Endpoint. Authenticated users can exploit this flaw to initiate requests to arbitrary locations. As a result, attackers may gain access to sensitive information or manipulate data from internal services, significantly compromising the security posture of WordPress sites leveraging this plugin.

Affected Version(s)

Web Stories * <= 1.24.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/web-stories
https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/compa...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.6
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Aymen Borgi
.