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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-5021
CVE-2024-5021:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WordPress Picture / Portfolio / Media Gallery plugin for WordPress contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (CVE-2024-5021) affecting all versions up to and including 3.0.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on June 19, 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the 'filegetcontents' function implementation, which allows unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (CRITICAL) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can be used to query and modify information from internal services. The high severity rating indicates significant potential impact on confidentiality and some impact on integrity, while availability remains unaffected (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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