# CVE-2023-41804: WordPress Starter Templates Plugin <= 3.2.4 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

> An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Starter Templates plugin to make the server send requests to unintended locations.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-59fr-vm6h-jf4m

## What is CVE-2023-41804?

CVE-2023-41804 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Starter Templates — Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates, published on 7 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Starter Templates — Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates.This issue affects Starter Templates — Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates: from n/a through 3.2.4.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41804?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Brainstormforce Starter Templates.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41804?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41804 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41804 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Brainstorm Force Starter Templates — Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates

- [CVE-2021-42360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42360/): Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates <= 2.7.0 Authenticated Block Import to Stored XSS (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-41805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41805/): Broken Access Control vulnerability in multiple Brainstorm Force plugins (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-46851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46851/): WordPress Starter Templates Plugin <= 3.1.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41804 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41804 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Starter Templates — Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates, published on 7 Dec 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-2023-41804 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Brainstorm Force Starter Templates — Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates. 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-2023-41804/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41804/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41804
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41804
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41804

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41804/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.