Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-10705 is a medium-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Themeisle Multiple Page Generator. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSASS Memory (T1003.001); ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-10705 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-918, affecting the Multiple Page Generator Plugin (MPG) for WordPress in all versions up to and including 4.0.5. The flaw resides in the 'mpg_download_file_by_link' function, which fails to properly validate user-supplied URLs, allowing the plugin to initiate requests to arbitrary domains from the server's context. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), indicating medium severity with low privileges required for exploitation.
Authenticated attackers with editor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to trick the WordPress server into making unauthorized web requests to internal or external locations. This enables potential querying or modification of sensitive information from internal services that are not directly accessible from the internet, such as metadata endpoints or administrative interfaces, without requiring user interaction.
Advisories reference a patch committed in WordPress plugin trac changeset 3205550, which addresses the issue in versions beyond 4.0.5. Wordfence's threat intelligence page provides additional details on the vulnerability, recommending immediate updates to mitigate risks for affected installations.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-33592
Vulnerability Data
The Multiple Page Generator Plugin – MPG plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 via the 'mpg_download_file_by_link' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above,…
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to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Information flow enforcement can restrict which destinations the server is allowed to contact on behalf of users.
Input validation directly stops untrusted URLs from being accepted and fetched without destination checks.
Boundary protection limits the network reach of server-initiated requests even if SSRF occurs.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.
Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.
Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.
Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.