Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-3708Web Stories <= 1.24.0 - Server Side Request Forgery
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-severity server-side request forgery in Web Stories from google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.24.0 due to insufficient validation of URLs supplied via the 'url' parameter found via the /v1/hotlink/proxy REST API Endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated users to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Web Stories | 0 – through 1.24.0 |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7817a840-325a-4709-8374-84bb32d98d0e?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/web-stories
- https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/compare/v1.24.0...v1.25.0
- https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/3ad2099f95155d658624ffac2e34ce0da739e34b
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-3708