Blind Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Starter Templates by FancyWP for WordPress
CVE-2024-13924

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Starter Templates By FancyWP
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 March 2025

What is CVE-2024-13924?

The Starter Templates plugin by FancyWP is susceptible to a Blind Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in all versions up to 2.0.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the 'http_request_host_is_external' filter, enabling them to send web requests to arbitrary locations through the affected web application. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized query and modification of sensitive information from internal services, posing a significant risk to website integrity and security.

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Affected Version(s)

Starter Templates by FancyWP * <= 2.0.0

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
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