CVE-2023-4893 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'crayon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00099.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Aramk	Crayon-syntax-highlighter

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aramk:crayon-syntax-highlighter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54732	The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'crayon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-09-12T01:52:12.100Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T19:30:11.313Z

Reserved: 2023-09-11T13:48:52.225Z

Link: CVE-2023-4893

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:38:00.774Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-12T02:15:13.920

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:36:12.410

Link: CVE-2023-4893

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-4893", "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Wordfence", "dateReserved": "2023-09-11T13:48:52.225Z", "datePublished": "2023-09-12T01:52:12.100Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T19:30:11.313Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "shortName": "Wordfence", "dateUpdated": "2023-09-12T01:52:12.100Z"}, "affected": [{"vendor": "akarmenia", "product": "Crayon Syntax Highlighter", "versions": [{"version": "*", "status": "affected", "lessThanOrEqual": "2.8.4", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'crayon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or 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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"}}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Lana Codes"}], "timeline": [{"time": "2023-09-09T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Discovered"}, {"time": "2023-09-11T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Vendor Notified"}, {"time": "2023-09-11T00:00:00.000+00:00", "lang": "en", "value": "Disclosed"}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:38:00.774Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-02-05T18:26:55.257704Z", "id": "CVE-2023-4893", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T19:30:11.313Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:38:00.774Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-4893", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-02-05T18:26:55.257704Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T18:26:56.607Z"}}], "cna": {"credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Lana Codes"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"}}], "affected": [{"vendor": "akarmenia", "product": "Crayon Syntax Highlighter", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "*", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "2.8.4"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "timeline": [{"lang": "en", "time": "2023-09-09T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Discovered"}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2023-09-11T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Vendor Notified"}, {"lang": "en", "time": "2023-09-11T00:00:00.000+00:00", "value": "Disclosed"}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'crayon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or 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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "shortName": "Wordfence", "dateUpdated": "2023-09-12T01:52:12.100Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-4893", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-05T19:30:11.313Z", "dateReserved": "2023-09-11T13:48:52.225Z", "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599", "datePublished": "2023-09-12T01:52:12.100Z", "assignerShortName": "Wordfence"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:aramk:crayon-syntax-highlighter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B841EEC3-12B4-466C-A1C1-88C48081967B", "versionEndIncluding": "2.8.4", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'crayon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.8.4. This can allow authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or 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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento Crayon Syntax Highlighter para WordPress es vulnerable a la falsificaci\u00f3n de solicitudes del lado del servidor a trav\u00e9s del c\u00f3digo corto 'crayon' en versiones hasta, e incluyendo, 2.8.4. Esto puede permitir a los atacantes autenticados con permisos de nivel de colaborador o superiores realizar solicitudes web a ubicaciones arbitrarias que se originan en la aplicaci\u00f3n web y se puede usar para consultar y modificar informaci\u00f3n de servicios internos."}], "id": "CVE-2023-4893", "lastModified": "2024-11-21T08:36:12.410", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "security@wordfence.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.5, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2023-09-12T02:15:13.920", "references": [{"source": "security@wordfence.com", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83"}, {"source": "security@wordfence.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/crayon-syntax-highlighter/trunk/crayon_highlighter.class.php#L83"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/527f75f1-6361-4e16-8ae4-d38ca4589811?source=cve"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified"}