What is CVE-2023-5798?

CVE-2023-5798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fastlinemedia Assistant, classified under CWE-918 SERVER-SIDE REQUEST FORGERY (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-5798?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5798 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Fastlinemedia Assistant

CVE-2023-5798

The Assistant WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not validate a parameter before making a request to it via wp_remote_get(), which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform SSRF attacks

Published 2023-10-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fastlinemedia Assistant
Assistant — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/bbb4c98c-4dd7-421e-9666-98f15acde761 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5798?: CVE-2023-5798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fastlinemedia Assistant, classified under CWE-918 SERVER-SIDE REQUEST FORGERY (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-5798?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5798 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.