Description
The Quttera Web Malware Scanner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.41 via the 'RunExternalScan' 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.
Problem types
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Product status
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Timeline
2025-08-14: | Disclosed |
Credits
Jonas Benjamin Friedli
References
www.wordfence.com/...-45f1-40c9-91ce-f3491ca7eee5?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...anner/trunk/qtrAjaxHandler.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...r/trunk/qtrExternalScanner.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3344330/