Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
Published Feb 29, 2024
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5 via the discover_available_feeds function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Affected products
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- Version -StatusaffectedConstraints<=2.8.5
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 5, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 37.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 36.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 32.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.98% (0.07979) | 86.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 32.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.74% (0.01737) | 78.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 33.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (3)
- https://github.com/akirk/friends/pull/290 Patch
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036987%40friends&new=3036987%40friends&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72e1fbce-86ae-4518-a613-7c322193acf4?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.