# CVE-2023-3025: Dropbox Folder Share <= 1.9.7 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via 'link'

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Dropbox Folder Share plugin to access internal services.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6v9-4fg2-25cw

## What is CVE-2023-3025?

CVE-2023-3025 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in hyno Dropbox Folder Share, published on 16 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Dropbox Folder Share plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.9.7 via the 'link' parameter. This can allow unauthenticated attackers 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-2023-3025?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hynotech Dropbox Folder Share.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hyno Dropbox Folder Share

- [CVE-2023-4488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4488/): Dropbox Folder Share <= 1.9.7 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3025 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3025 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in hyno Dropbox Folder Share, published on 16 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hyno Dropbox Folder Share. 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-2023-3025/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3025/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3025
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3025
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3025

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3025/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.