Quttera Web Malware Scanner <= 3.5.1.41 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Vulnerability Description
The Quttera Web Malware Scanner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.41 via the 'RunExternalScan' 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Jonas Benjamin Friedli
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40957153-45f1-40c9-91ce-f3491ca7eee5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/trunk/qtrAjaxHandler.php#L352
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/trunk/qtrExternalScanner.php#L28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3344330/
Affected Vendor
quttera
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