Server-side requests via nonce-free AJAX action
Published Sep 16, 2022 · Updated Jun 3, 2025
Server-side request forgery in Craw Data 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to make the WordPress server request arbitrary URLs. The crawDataAjax action accepts the url parameter without verifying a WordPress nonce, then requests the attacker-chosen URL from the WordPress server. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to submit the crafted request, and the demonstrated consequence is an outbound request to a third-party host.
Summary
What happened
Server-side request forgery in Craw Data 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to make the WordPress server request arbitrary URLs. The crawDataAjax action accepts the url parameter without verifying a WordPress nonce, then requests the attacker-chosen URL from the WordPress server. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to submit the crafted request, and the demonstrated consequence is an outbound request to a third-party host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2912
- Published
- Sep 16, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Craw Data Project
- Product
- Craw Data
- Classifications
- CWE-918, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <=1.0.0
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- WPScan crawDataAjax request proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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