CVE-2024-2090 Remote Content Shortcode <= 1.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Authenticated contributors can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Remote Content Shortcode plugin to access internal services.
- 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-2024-2090?
CVE-2024-2090 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in doublesharp Remote Content Shortcode, published on 1 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Remote Content Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5 via the remote_content shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-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-2024-2090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Doublesharp Remote Content Shortcode.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2090 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-2024-2090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28v8-9mr3-438f.