CVE-2023-37978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Dimitar Ivanov HTTP Headers.This issue affects HTTP Headers: from n/a through 1.18.11.

Published: 2023-11-13

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dimitar Ivanov

HTTP Headers

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.18.11

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:riverside:http_headers:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.19.0 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41805	Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Dimitar Ivanov HTTP Headers.This issue affects HTTP Headers: from n/a through 1.18.11.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00135.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/http-headers/wordpress-http-headers-plugin-1-18-11-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Dimitar Ivanov HTTP Headers.This issue affects HTTP Headers: from n/a through 1.18.11.	Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Dimitar Ivanov HTTP Headers.This issue affects HTTP Headers: from n/a through 1.18.11.

Subscriptions

Riverside Http Headers

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-11-13T02:37:47.340Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:32.940Z

Reserved: 2023-07-11T11:35:05.915Z

Link: CVE-2023-37978

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:23:27.828Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-13T03:15:08.957

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:20:58.647

Link: CVE-2023-37978

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-918

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