vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: instant-images: CVE-2023-27451: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Mar 2, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 2, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Instant Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.1.0.1via the instant_images_download function. This can allow authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions 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.
Solution
instant-images-plugin-cve-2023-27451
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27451
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a50e142-59f4-488b-8120-5bf505a9039d?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-31227
- CVE-2023-27451
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-27451
- CWE-918
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-31227
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