Server-side request forgery in WordPress All in One SEO Pro plugin

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU70205

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42494

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote user gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

All in One SEO Pro: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:all_in_one_seo_team:all_in_one_seo_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://aioseo.com/changelog/
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/all-in-one-seo-pack-pro/wordpress-all-in-one-seo-pro-plugin-4-2-5-1-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.