CVE-2023-36679 HIGH

CVE-2023-36679: WordPress Spectra plugin <= 2.6.6 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Brainstorm Force

Product Spectra

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published March 28, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Spectra.This issue affects Spectra: from n/a through 2.6.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Spectra versions up to 2.6.6 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to make the site send requests to internal or external systems on their behalf. The attacker can access sensitive data from those systems, though they cannot modify it. The vulnerability requires network access and high attack complexity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal systems or external servers to read sensitive data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can probe your internal network, read metadata from cloud services, or exfiltrate data accessible to the web server.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36679 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html AskarLabs — CWE-918 write-up Server-Side Request Forgery

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