Vulnerability identifier: #VU42739
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
Web applications /
CMS
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The HTTP API in WordPress before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to intranet servers via unspecified vectors, related to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0235.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
WordPress: 0.71, 1.0 - 1.0.2, 1.2 - 1.2.5, 1.5 - 1.5.2, 2.0 - 2.0.11, 2.1 - 2.1.3, 2.2 - 2.2.3, 2.3 - 2.3.3, 2.5 - 2.5.1, 2.6 - 2.6.5, 2.7 - 2.7.1, 2.8 - 2.8.6, 2.9 - 2.9.2, 3.3 - 3.3.3, 3.4.0 - 3.4.2, 3.5.0
External links
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976784
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.