VulnerabilityPublished 7 Feb 2024Updated 7 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-0628: WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and AutobloggingSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.8 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

3.8Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 29% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Feb 2024
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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
jeangalea WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging	Affected =4.23.5	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Upgrade the WP RSS Aggregator plugin to a version that patches this vulnerability once available.
Restrict administrator access to trusted personnel only and enforce strong authentication methods such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the risk of compromised admin accounts.
Implement network segmentation and firewall rules to limit the WordPress server's ability to access sensitive internal services, minimizing the impact of SSRF exploitation.
Monitor and audit administrative actions within WordPress to detect unusual configuration changes or feed source modifications.
Use Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with SSRF detection capabilities to block suspicious outbound requests originating from the WordPress server.
Regularly review and harden plugin configurations to avoid unnecessary exposure of internal resources.
Employ internal service authentication and authorization controls to prevent unauthorized access even if SSRF occurs.
Consider disabling or limiting the use of RSS feed imports if not essential to reduce attack surface.

Description

The WP RSS Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.23.5 via the RSS feed source in admin settings. 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.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-0628 is the potential for an attacker with administrator access to perform SSRF attacks from the WordPress server. This can lead to unauthorized access to internal network services that are otherwise inaccessible externally, potentially exposing sensitive data or enabling further lateral movement within an organization's infrastructure. Confidentiality is at risk as internal endpoints could be queried, and integrity could be compromised if the attacker modifies internal resources through these requests. Availability impact is minimal as the vulnerability does not directly allow denial of service. The requirement for administrator privileges limits the scope of exploitation to compromised or malicious insiders, or attackers who have already gained elevated access. Organizations running WordPress sites with this plugin may face increased risk of internal reconnaissance and data leakage, particularly if internal services lack proper segmentation or access controls. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk, but the vulnerability remains a significant concern for environments with high-value internal services accessible from the WordPress server.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #22OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Server Side Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Server Side Request Forgery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Feb 2026, 15:30 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-918

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