CVE-2022-3590

WP <= 6.1.1 - Unauthenticated Blind SSRF via DNS Rebinding

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Published Dec 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WordPress

WordPress

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.1.30`	affected	≤ 6.1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.1:-::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.4% (3.434% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.sonarsource.com/wordpress-core-unauthenticated-blind-ssrf/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8814e6e-78b3-4f63-a1d3-6906a84c1f11

History

Apr 21, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-367

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 21, 2025, 2:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Dec 14, 2022, 8:33 AM
Updated: Apr 21, 2025, 2:12 PM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2022, 2:10 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:14 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 14, 2022, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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