xwp Stream Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in xwp Stream Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-13879. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in xwp Stream Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation 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 Stream plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2 due to insufficient validation on the webhook feature. 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 which can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

The weakness was disclosed by Francesco Carlucci. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13879 since 02/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required 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 02/17/2025).

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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• xwp

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• Stream Plugin

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• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2

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