CVE-2023-5798 Assistant < 1.4.4 - Editor+ SSRF
An Editor can perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks in the Assistant WordPress plugin by exploiting unvalidated parameters in remote requests.
- 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-2023-5798?
CVE-2023-5798 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Assistant, published on 26 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Assistant WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not validate a parameter before making a request to it via wp_remote_get(), which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform SSRF attacks
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fastlinemedia Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5798 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-2023-5798 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5798 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j4q-6j8c-67m6.