SSRF in Akirk Friends
CVE-2024-1978
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the discover_available_feeds function. 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 and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Akirk Friends — versions 0
- Alex.kirk Friends
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322… (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 (Patch)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1978?
- CVE-2024-1978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akirk Friends, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-29.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1978?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-1978 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.