CVE-2024-1978

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  3. CVE-2024-1978
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the discover_available_feeds function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*
History

16 Jan 2025, 19:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-918
References () https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 - () https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 - Patch
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - Patch
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
First Time Alex.kirk friends
Alex.kirk
CPE cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*

21 Nov 2024, 08:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 - () https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 -
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= -
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve -

29 Feb 2024, 13:49

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Summary
  • (es) El complemento Friends para WordPress es vulnerable a Server-Side Request Forgery en todas las versiones hasta la 2.8.5 incluida a través de la función discover_available_feeds. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de administrador y superior, realicen solicitudes web a ubicaciones arbitrarias que se originan en la aplicación web y pueden usarse para consultar y modificar información de servicios internos.

29 Feb 2024, 07:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-02-29 07:15

Updated : 2025-01-16 19:01

NVD link : CVE-2024-1978

Mitre link : CVE-2024-1978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-1978

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Products Affected

alex.kirk

  • friends
CWE
CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)