What is CVE-2022-3708?

CVE-2022-3708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Web Stories, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-3708?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3708 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SSRF in Google Web Stories

CVE-2022-3708

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.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2022-10-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Web Stories — versions 0
Google Web Stories

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7817a840-325a-4709-8374-84bb3… (Third Party Advisory)
wordpress.org/plugins/web-stories (Product, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/compare/v1.24.0...v1.25.0 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
github.com/GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp/commit/3ad2099f95155d658624ffac2e34… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3708?: CVE-2022-3708 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Web Stories, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-3708?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3708 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.