CVE-2024-53738 WordPress Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster plugin <=1.3.9.8 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Asset CleanUp WordPress plugin to make arbitrary requests from the server.
- 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-2024-53738?
CVE-2024-53738 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Gabe Livan Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster, published on 30 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Gabe Livan Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster wp-asset-clean-up allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.8.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53738?
How do I fix CVE-2024-53738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53738 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-2024-53738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ph42-42qj-c8qg.