davidanderson WPGet API Plugin up to 2.2.10 on WordPress server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in davidanderson WPGet API Plugin up to 2.2.10 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-13857. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in davidanderson WPGet API Plugin up to 2.2.10 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

The WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.10. 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 available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-13857 since 02/10/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2025).

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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• davidanderson

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• WPGet API Plugin

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• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10

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