SSRF in External Media Without Import Project

CVE-2022-1398

The External Media without Import WordPress plugin through 1.1.2 does not have any authorisation and does to ensure that medias added via URLs are external medias, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform blind SSRF attacks

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1398?
CVE-2022-1398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in External Media Without Import Project, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-1398?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1398 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.