CVE-2022-3708

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 High 8.1

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 made 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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2022-3708

Assigner
security@wordfence.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-10-28T19:15:10

Last Modified Date
2022-11-03T14:28:02

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-918	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:google:web_stories::::::wordpress::*	1	OR		1.25.0

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
8.1

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
2.8

Impact Score
5.2

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-3708
https://wordpress.org/plugins/web-stories
https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/compare/v1.24.0...v1.25.0
https://github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/3ad2099f95155d658624ffac2e34ce0da739e34b

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3708
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3708

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-10-28 20:00:28				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-07 14:17:22	2022-10-28T19:15Z	2022-10-28T19:15:10	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-07 14:17:22		2022-11-03T14:28:02	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-07 14:17:22		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated