Server Side Request Forgery in WP Remote Users Sync Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-3958

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Remote Users Sync
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-3958?

The WP Remote Users Sync plugin for WordPress allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to perform Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks via the 'notify_ping_remote' AJAX function. This vulnerability enables the attackers to send web requests to arbitrary locations from the web application, potentially exposing sensitive information and leading to unauthorized actions on internal services. This issue has been partially addressed in version 1.2.12 and fully resolved in version 1.2.13.

Affected Version(s)

WP Remote Users Sync * <= 1.2.12

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-remote-user...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2946667/wp-r...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
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CVE-2023-3958 : Server Side Request Forgery in WP Remote Users Sync Plugin for WordPress