CVE-2023-5798 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting the Assistant WordPress plugin prior to version 1.4.4. This flaw allows authenticated users with Editor-level privileges or higher to craft malicious requests due to insufficient parameter validation before wp_remote_get() calls. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fastlinemedia:assistant:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 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.