Assistant: Server-side request forgery
Assistant is affected by server-side request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The vulnerable server can be induced to make attacker-selected network requests.
- Component
- Assistant
- Plugin slug
assistant- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 26, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Oct 26, 2023 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Assistant to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Assistant WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not validate a parameter before making a request to it via wp_remote_get(), which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform SSRF attacks
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H