Server Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-4893

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Crayon Syntax Highlighter
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.

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Affected Version(s)

Crayon Syntax Highlighter * <= 2.8.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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