CVE-2024-1978
Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-918 |
| Vendor | akirk |
| Product | friends |
| Published | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
akirk / Friends
0 ≤ 2.8.5
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve github.com: https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Francisco Gutierrez