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.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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. |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Alex.kirk
Alex.kirk friends |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-918 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:alex.kirk:friends:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Alex.kirk
Alex.kirk friends |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T18:56:23.023Z
Reserved: 2024-02-28T17:39:52.485Z
Link: CVE-2024-1978
Updated: 2024-08-01T18:56:23.023Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-02-29T07:15:06.603
Modified: 2025-08-01T02:01:59.560
Link: CVE-2024-1978
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD