CVE-2017-16870 describes a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions through 1.13.12. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to make the server perform requests to arbitrary domains via the updraft_ajax_handler function. While the vendor states it does not cross a privilege boundary, the vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1 due to its network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.13.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.