WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2022-3708 Modified

Web Stories: Server-side request forgery

Web Stories 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.

CVE / CNA score 9.6 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Web Stories
Plugin slug
web-stories
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 28, 2022
Weakness
CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

This CVE was published Oct 28, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Web Stories 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.24.0 due to insufficient validation of URLs supplied via the 'url' parameter found via the /v1/hotlink/proxy REST API Endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated users to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources