CVE-2022-40357: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 74% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Sep 2022
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubzblogcn/zblogphppkg:github/zblogcn/zblogphpOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
- Immediate mitigation should include restricting access to the vulnerable endpoint (zb_users/plugin/UEditor/php/action_crawler.php) via network controls such as web application firewalls (WAFs) or reverse proxies to block unauthorized or suspicious requests targeting the 'source' parameter.
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization on the 'source' parameter to ensure only allowed URLs or domains can be requested, ideally limiting requests to trusted internal or external endpoints.
- If possible, disable or remove the vulnerable UEditor plugin or the crawler functionality until an official patch is released.
- Monitor application logs for unusual outbound HTTP requests initiated by the server, which could indicate exploitation attempts.
- Employ network segmentation and egress filtering to limit the server's ability to make arbitrary outbound requests, reducing the potential impact of SSRF exploitation.
- Stay updated with Z-BlogPHP vendor communications for official patches or security advisories and apply them promptly once available.
- Conduct internal security assessments and penetration testing to identify if the vulnerability is exploitable within the organization's environment and to validate the effectiveness of mitigations.
Description
A security issue was discovered in Z-BlogPHP <= 1.7.2. A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the zb_users/plugin/UEditor/php/action_crawler.php file allows remote attackers to force the application to make arbitrary requests via injection of arbitrary URLs into the source parameter.