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WP <= 6.1.1 - Unauthenticated Blind SSRF via DNS Rebinding

Type: advisorySources: OSV

WordPress is affected by an unauthenticated blind SSRF in the pingback feature. Because of a TOCTOU race condition between the validation checks and the HTTP request, attackers can reach internal hosts that are explicitly forbidden.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2022-3590
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 01:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

WP <= 6.1.1 - Unauthenticated Blind SSRF via DNS Rebinding

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Dec 2022, 08:33 UTC

WordPress is affected by an unauthenticated blind SSRF in the pingback feature. Because of a TOCTOU race condition between the validation checks and the HTTP request, attackers can reach internal hosts that are explicitly forbidden.

osv:CVE-2022-3590
Complete source record
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