Bulletproof Security: Server-side request forgery
Bulletproof Security 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
- Bulletproof Security
- Plugin slug
bulletproof-security- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 01, 2014
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
This CVE was published Dec 01, 2014 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Bulletproof Security 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
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in admin/htaccess/bpsunlock.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .51.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to trigger outbound requests that authenticate to arbitrary databases via the dbhost parameter.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N