CVE-2024-1978 Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
Administrators can exploit a blind SSRF vulnerability in the Friends plugin to query and modify internal services via arbitrary web requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1978?
CVE-2024-1978 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in akirk Friends, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the discover_available_feeds function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1978?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alex.kirk Friends.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1978 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-2024-1978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in akirk Friends
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq36-jhc6-fxw2.