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CVE-2023-3958

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 16, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-918
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP Remote Users Sync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery via the 'notify_ping_remote' AJAX function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.12. This can allow authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or 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. This was partially patched in version 1.2.12 and fully patched in version 1.2.13.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • frogerme WP Remote Users Sync — Up to and including 1.2.12
  • froger wp_remote_users_sync — Before 1.2.13

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-remote-users-sync/trunk/inc/api/class-wprus-api-abstract.php#L674 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2946667/wp-remote-users-sync#file127 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2953845/wp-remote-users-sync#file0 Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2e78c759-4a54-4ee4-8eff-df91fe9dad46?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record