CVE-2023-5798: Assistant < 1.4.4 - Editor+ SSRF

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-10-26 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Assistant WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not validate a parameter before making a request to it via wp_remote_get(), which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform SSRF attacks

Affected products

Assistant: before 1.4.4 — fixed in 1.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Assistant 1.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bbb4c98c-4dd7-421e-9666-98f15acde761
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bbb4c98c-4dd7-421e-9666-98f15acde761

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