CVE-2024-39637
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in pixelcurve Edubin edubin.This issue affects Edubin: from n/a through <= 9.2.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in pixelcurve Edubin theme/plugin up to version 9.2.0. The vulnerability allows an attacker to induce the server to make arbitrary requests to internal or external resources by manipulating URL parameters in the application, potentially exposing internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, or enabling port scanning.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Edubin installation and versionCheck for the Edubin theme in wp-content/themes/edubin/style.css or the Edubin plugin in wp-content/plugins/edubin/, and read the Version: header from the main file. In WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes or Plugins to list installed versions.Affected if Edubin theme or plugin is installed with a version at or below 9.2.0
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Confirm version is within vulnerable rangeCompare the installed version number found in step 1 against the affected version range (up to and including 9.2.0). Any version 9.2.0 or lower is considered within the vulnerable range.Affected if Installed version is 9.2.0 or lower
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Locate URL-handling functionalitySearch the Edubin theme/plugin files for code that processes URL parameters, particularly look for functions making HTTP requests (wp_remote_get, wp_remote_post, file_get_contents with URLs, curl_exec) that accept user-supplied URL input.Affected if The theme/plugin contains code that processes URL parameters from user input for server-side requests
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Identify if URL input is user-accessibleReview admin settings pages, AJAX endpoints, or any publicly accessible forms within the Edubin theme/plugin that accept URL input and trigger server-side requests. Check for action parameters in admin-ajax.php or custom admin pages.Affected if There exists an admin interface, AJAX endpoint, or form where a user can supply a URL that the server will request
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Check for exposed network request featuresExamine the Edubin configuration or settings for any features that enable external URL fetching, import functionality, or webhook/config sync that accepts URLs. Look in theme options panel or plugin settings.Affected if External request features are enabled or accessible without strict URL validation
The environment is affected if Edubin theme or plugin is installed with version 9.2.0 or lower and contains functionality that allows user-supplied URLs to be processed server-side.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict allowlist-based URL validation and restrict outbound requests to trusted domains. Consider using a dedicated HTTP client library with SSRF protections, and enforce network segmentation to prevent access to internal resources.
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