Web Stories Plugin up to 1.24.0 on WordPress REST API Endpoint /v1/hotlink/proxy url server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in Web Stories Plugin up to 1.24.0 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /v1/hotlink/proxy of the component REST API Endpoint Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument url results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-3708. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Web Stories Plugin up to 1.24.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file /v1/hotlink/proxy of the component REST API Endpoint Handler. The manipulation of the argument url with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.24.0 due to insufficient validation of URLs supplied via the 'url' parameter found via the /v1/hotlink/proxy REST API Endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated users to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

The weakness was shared 10/29/2022. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3708 since 10/26/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 1.25.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 3ad2099f95155d658624ffac2e34ce0da739e34b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

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• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Web Stories Plugin

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24.0

License

• open-source

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