CVE-2022-3590 : WordPress is affected by an unauthenticated blind SSRF in the pingback feature.

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.

Published 2022-12-14 09:15:09

Updated 2022-12-20 19:25:14

Source WPScan

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Server-side request forgery (SSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2022-3590

Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.2 and up to, including, (<=) 6.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Wordpress » Wordpress » Version: 4.1
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2022-3590

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2022-3590 56

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3590

EPSS FAQ

0.26%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 65 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-3590

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
5.9	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	2.2	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2022-3590

CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
Assigned by:
- contact@wpscan.com (Primary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

Assigned by: contact@wpscan.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-3590

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8814e6e-78b3-4f63-a1d3-6906a84c1f11

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Third Party Advisory
https://blog.sonarsource.com/wordpress-core-unauthenticated-blind-ssrf/

WordPress Core - Unauthenticated Blind SSRF
Exploit;Third Party Advisory