WP All Import Pro Plugin up to 4.9.3 on WordPress File Import server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in WP All Import Pro Plugin up to 4.9.3 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the component File Import. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-9624. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in WP All Import Pro Plugin up to 4.9.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component File Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WP All Import Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 due to missing SSRF protection on the pmxi_curl_download function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. On cloud platforms, it might allow attackers to read the Instance metadata.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9624 since 10/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• WP All Import Pro Plugin

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• 4.9.0
• 4.9.1
• 4.9.2
• 4.9.3

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