CVE-2023-38515 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38515: WordPress Church Admin Plugin <= 3.7.56 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Vendor Andy Moyle

Product Church Admin

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published November 13, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Andy Moyle Church Admin.This issue affects Church Admin: from n/a through 3.7.56.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Church Admin versions up to 3.7.56 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems on their behalf. The attacker must have administrative access and the scope of impact extends beyond the vulnerable component. This could enable reconnaissance of internal infrastructure or interaction with restricted services.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems without authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to probe your internal network or interact with restricted external services.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 13, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38515 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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