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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-6991
CVE-2023-6991:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The JSM file_get_contents() Shortcode WordPress plugin before version 2.7.1 contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-6991. The vulnerability was discovered on December 21, 2023, by security researcher Dmitrii Ignatyev from CleanTalk (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to validate one of its shortcode parameters before making requests. This security flaw has been assigned CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows users with contributor role and above to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks against the affected WordPress installations. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to internal resources and services (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.7.1 of the JSM file_get_contents() Shortcode plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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