WordPress Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin <= 2.8.4 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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<= 2.8.4Vulnerable version(s)
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Risks

CVSS 6.4

6.4

Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

This could allow a malicious actor to cause a website to execute website requests to an arbitrary domain of the attacker. This could allow a malicious actor to find sensitive information of other services running on the system.

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Solutions

This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.

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