Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-1751 affects the WordPress Skitter Slideshow plugin up to 2.5.2. An unauthenticated attacker can make the website server send requests to arbitrary locations, potentially reaching internal services not exposed to the internet.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites where the server has internal network reach. This is high-risk due to unauthenticated access, but urgency is lower than known-exploited issues absent KEV or active exploitation evidence.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-918 server-side request forgery in the plugin's /image.php file. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.2 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction required. Impact is listed as low confidentiality and integrity with changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on internet-facing WordPress sites running Skitter Slideshow version 2.5.2 or earlier, especially where the web server can reach internal APIs, metadata services, or administrative endpoints.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Public references describe the issue as unauthenticated SSRF, but the provided evidence does not establish current exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Source metadata names Skitter Slideshow <= 2.5.2 and /image.php as the vulnerable component. The affected-product record appears incomplete or inconsistent, so validate against installed plugin files and vendor intelligence before broad assumptions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all WordPress sites using Skitter Slideshow.
- Disable or remove affected versions until vendor guidance is confirmed.
- Upgrade only if a trusted fixed version is available.
- Restrict web server outbound access to required destinations.
- Block web server access to internal administration and metadata services.
Validation and detection
- Check WordPress plugin inventories for Skitter Slideshow versions up to 2.5.2.
- Confirm whether the plugin's image.php file is reachable publicly.
- Review web access logs for unexpected requests to the plugin image handler.
- Map what internal services the WordPress host can reach.
- Verify compensating egress controls from the web server network.
Public sources used
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CWE-918: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/175eba7e-454b-4ba3-bbb5-22bd56734f5c?source=cveCVE reference
- https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/wordpress-skitter-slideshow-ssrf-0-day-vulnerability-cve-2022-1751CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-skitter-slideshow/trunk/image.phpCVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.