# CVE-2023-1895: Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 1.8.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Server Side Request Forgery

> Authenticated subscribers can exploit SSRF in Getwid plugin to query and modify internal services via REST API.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8cff-2h27-c77x

## What is CVE-2023-1895?

CVE-2023-1895 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in jetmonsters Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the get_remote_content REST API endpoint in versions up to, and including, 1.8.3. This can allow authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or 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.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1895?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Motopress Getwid.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in jetmonsters Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks

- [CVE-2023-6042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6042/): Getwid < 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Email Sending to Admin (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-10872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10872/): Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.12 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-3588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3588/): Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Countdown' (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-1948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1948/): Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Content (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-6489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6489/): Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Google API key update (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1895 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1895 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in jetmonsters Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: jetmonsters Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1895/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1895

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1895/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.