CVE-2023-5798

Assistant < 1.4.4 - Editor+ SSRF

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Published Oct 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Assistant WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not validate a parameter before making a request to it via wp_remote_get(), which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform SSRF attacks

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

Unknown

Assistant

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.4.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fastlinemedia:assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58081	The Assistant WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not validate a parameter before making a request to it via wp_remote_get(), which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform SSRF attacks

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.873% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bbb4c98c-4dd7-421e-9666-98f15acde761

History

Apr 23, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Fastlinemedia Assistant

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 26, 2023, 9:08 AM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:10 PM
Reserved: Oct 26, 2023, 9:04 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 26, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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