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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-45835 is an SSRF issue in the WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions plugin through version 1.0.15. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to make the website server send unintended requests. Public evidence rates it medium severity, and the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate ecommerce platform risk. It deserves prompt inventory and remediation planning, especially on payment-related WordPress sites, but the provided evidence does not support emergency response for active exploitation.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-918 server-side request forgery in PhonePe Payment Solutions for WordPress, affecting versions through 1.0.15. CVSS 3.1 is 5.8: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction, changed scope, low confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact stated.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the PhonePe Payment Solutions plugin at version 1.0.15 or earlier. Internet-facing ecommerce sites using this plugin are the most relevant population. No other products are identified in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Risk comes from unauthenticated network reachability and SSRF behavior, which can sometimes expose internal metadata or services depending on hosting controls.
Researcher notes
The evidence identifies SSRF and the affected version range, but does not provide vulnerable endpoint details, exploit status, or a confirmed fix. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the CVSS vector and validate only in authorized environments.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the PhonePe Payment Solutions plugin and installed version.
- Check PhonePe or WordPress plugin guidance for an updated fixed release.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not required for payment processing.
- Restrict unnecessary outbound network access from WordPress hosting environments.
- Prioritize review for public ecommerce sites using the affected plugin.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin slug phonepe-payment-solutions is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and flag versions 1.0.15 or earlier.
- Review web and application logs for unusual server-initiated outbound request patterns.
- Check hosting egress controls that limit access to internal-only services.
- Document compensating controls if no vendor fix is available.
Public sources used
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CWE-918: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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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:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
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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.