Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-3708 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Google web Stories
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
NONE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- 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
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7817a840-325a-4709-8374-84bb32d98d0e?source=cve