CVE-2024-49312: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was discovered in WisdmLabs Edwiser Bridge WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 3.0.7. The vulnerability was reported on October 15, 2024, by security researcher Muhammad Daffa (Wordfence, Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2024-49312 and received varying CVSS scores from different sources. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, while Patchstack rated it at 4.9 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) (NVD).

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application. This capability can be exploited to query and modify information from internal services, potentially exposing sensitive information running on the system (WPScan).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.0.8 of the Edwiser Bridge plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.0.8 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).