CVE-2017-16870
** DISPUTED ** The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the...
CVE-2017-16870 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Updraftplus, published November 17, 2017. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile.
- Severity
- 8.1 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.96%EPSS, 61st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the updraft_ajax_handler function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php via an httpget subaction. NOTE: the vendor reports that this does not cross a privilege boundary
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the updraft_ajax_handler function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php via an httpget subaction. NOTE: the vendor reports that this does not cross a privilege boundary
- Record
CVE-2017-16870- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the updraft_ajax_handler function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php via an httpget subaction. NOTE: the vendor reports that this does not cross a privilege boundary
- Record
CVE-2017-16870- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8044No score
The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the updraft_ajax_handler function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php via an httpget subaction. NOTE: the vendor reports that this does not cross a privilege boundary
- Record
EUVD-2017-8044- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h822-qcq8-pf95
** DISPUTED ** The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the...
** DISPUTED ** The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the updraft_ajax_handler function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php via an httpget subaction. NOTE: the vendor reports that this does not cross a privilege boundary.
- Record
GHSA-h822-qcq8-pf95- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.