CVE-2023-5974Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated SSRF via path parameter

Published Nov 27, 2023 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Server-side request forgery in WPB Show Core through 2.2 allows remote attackers to make web requests via the path parameter. The download-file.php endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied path URL and causes the web application to fetch and return that resource without authentication. Attackers can target arbitrary external or internal services, potentially querying or modifying internal information; the request must reach the WordPress site.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability3.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in WPB Show Core through 2.2 allows remote attackers to make web requests via the path parameter. The download-file.php endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied path URL and causes the web application to fetch and return that resource without authentication. Attackers can target arbitrary external or internal services, potentially querying or modifying internal information; the request must reach the WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5974
Published
Nov 27, 2023
Updated
Nov 21, 2024
Vendor
WPB Show Core Project
Product
WPB Show Core
Classifications
CWE-918, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

WPB Show Core Project · WPB Show Coreversion=0 <=2.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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