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CVE-2022-3590

WordPress is affected by an unauthenticated blind SSRF in the pingback feature. Because of a TOCTOU race condition betwe

WordPress is affected by an unauthenticated blind SSRF in the pingback feature. Because of a TOCTOU race condition between the validation checks and the HTTP request, attackers can reach internal hosts that are explicitly forbidden.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.90255
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
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Affected Products & Versions

2
wordpress>= 4.2 and <= 6.1.1
wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
nucleiWordPress <= 6.2 - Server Side Request Forgerymedium
pocblog.sonarsource.com · wordpress-core-unauthenticated-blind-ssrfblog.sonarsource.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · contact@wpscan.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Dec 2022 · 09:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8814e6e-78b3-4f63-a1d3-6906a84c1f11Third Party Advisory
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