CVE-2024-43989
Published: 23 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-43989 is a high-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-43989 with CWE-918, in the Firsh Justified Image Grid WordPress plugin. It affects all versions through 4.6.1 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, and changed scope with high confidentiality impact.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted requests that cause the affected WordPress server to issue outbound HTTP requests to arbitrary internal or external destinations. Successful exploitation can expose sensitive internal resources or services while producing limited integrity effects, all without authentication.
The public advisory published by Patchstack details the unauthenticated SSRF issue in the plugin and is available at the referenced URL for further technical information and remediation guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained near 0.17 with negligible movement between its recorded peak and current value.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-40638
Vulnerability details
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Firsh Justified Image Grid justified-image-grid.This issue affects Justified Image Grid: from n/a through <= 4.6.1.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.