Server Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-4893
6.4MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 12 September 2023
What is CVE-2023-4893?
The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) by exploiting the 'crayon' shortcode, found in versions up to and including 2.8.4. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can leverage this vulnerability to send web requests to arbitrary locations from the affected web application. This can potentially lead to unauthorized access and manipulation of internal service information.
Affected Version(s)
Crayon Syntax Highlighter * <= 2.8.4