WordPress up to 5.2.3 URL server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress up to 5.2.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component URL Handler. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-17670. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WordPress up to 5.2.3 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress before 5.2.4 has a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability because Windows paths are mishandled during certain validation of relative URLs.

The weakness was shared 10/17/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-17670 since 10/17/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-143843, VDB-143842, VDB-143841 and VDB-143840 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 5.2.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/17/2019 🔍
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10/18/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +1551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 9db44754b9e4044690a6c32fd74b9d5fe26b07b2
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-17670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143839
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2019 10:00
Updated: 01/16/2024 10:15
Changes: 10/18/2019 10:00 (37), 10/18/2019 10:05 (18), 01/16/2024 10:10 (6), 01/16/2024 10:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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