ID:9105 - Exploit for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in WordPress - CVE-2022-3590

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:9105 - Exploit for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in WordPress - CVE-2022-3590

ID:9105 - Exploit for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in WordPress - CVE-2022-3590

Published: June 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70526
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3590
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
WordPress

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the pingback functionality. A remote attacker 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 attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.