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CVE-2022-3590 (GCVE-0-2022-3590)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-14 08:33 – Updated: 2025-04-21 14:12
VLAI
Title
WP <= 6.1.1 - Unauthenticated Blind SSRF via DNS Rebinding
Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-21 14:10 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WordPress WordPress Affected: 4.1.30 , ≤ 6.1.1 (custom)
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Credits
Thomas Chauchefoin WPScan
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