CVE-2024-1978

Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery

Published Feb 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the discover_available_feeds 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-17695 The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the discover_available_feeds 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Alex.kirk
Alex.kirk friends
Weaknesses CWE-918
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Alex.kirk
Alex.kirk friends
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:00 PM
Reserved
Feb 28, 2024, 5:39 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 29, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:05 AM