CVE-2024-13924 Starter Templates by FancyWP <= 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a blind SSRF vulnerability in the Starter Templates plugin to query and modify internal services via arbitrary web requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13924?
CVE-2024-13924 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Starter Templates by FancyWP, published on 8 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Starter Templates by FancyWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0 via the 'http_request_host_is_external' filter. This makes it possible for 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fancywp Starter Templates.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13924?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13924 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-2024-13924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-675c-c9wm-rqq6.