CVE-2022-3708: The Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.24.0 due to insufficient validation of URLs supplied via the 'url' parameter found

critical Affects web-stories (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-10-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Web Stories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.24.0 due to insufficient validation of URLs supplied via the 'url' parameter found

Package: web-stories (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.25.0
Fixed in: 1.25.0
Severity: critical CVSS 9.6
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (65.0th percentile)
Published: 2022-10-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-918

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