External Media without Import <= 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery

6.4
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVE CVE-2022-1398
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 19, 2022
Last Updated January 3, 2024
Researcher Luan Pedersini

Description

The External Media without Import WordPress plugin through 1.1.2 does not have any authorisation and does to ensure that medias added via URLs are external medias, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform blind SSRF attacks

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Vulnerability Details for External Media without Import

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug external-media-without-import (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.2

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