CVE-2022-3708 Web Stories <= 1.24.0 - Server Side Request Forgery

Critical 9.6 Published Updated

Authenticated users can exploit SSRF in the Web Stories plugin to query and modify internal services via the hotlink proxy endpoint.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3708?

CVE-2022-3708 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in google Web Stories, published on 28 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3708?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Web Stories.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2022-3708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ph82-g2mr-p678.

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