CVE-2024-1978

MEDIUM

Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via discover_available_feeds

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0046

EPSS Percentile 36.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-918

Status published

Products (2)

akirk/Friends < 2.8.5

alex.kirk/friends < 2.8.6

Published Feb 29, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026