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Shared Files EUVDEUVD-2026-64834

| CVE-2026-78269 MEDIUM
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-08-24 Patchstack GHSA-fmxw-fw8j-h734
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register or compromise Contributor account
  2. Delivery
    Locate Shared Files URL-input feature
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted SSRF payload URL
  4. Execution
    Server fetches internal/metadata endpoint
  5. Impact
    Extract credentials or internal service data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress session with at minimum the Contributor role (PR:L per CVSS). This means the attacker must have a valid WordPress account on the target site - unauthenticated exploitation is not supported by the available data. The vulnerability is triggered through a specific plugin feature that processes user-supplied URLs or remote resource references; sites that have Shared Files installed and active but where all user accounts with Contributor or higher roles are fully trusted have negligible practical risk from this path. What limits exploitation: the Contributor role requirement prevents anonymous exploitation; the C:L/I:L impact metrics indicate partial rather than full information disclosure; no scope change to the WordPress file system itself is implied. What enables more severe impact: cloud deployments with IMDSv1 enabled, flat internal networks reachable from the WordPress host, or internal APIs accepting requests from the server's IP without additional authentication.

Impact

The official CVSS 3.1 score of 6.4 (Medium) is calibrated by PR:L, meaning exploitation requires a valid WordPress account with at least Contributor privileges - a meaningful but not high bar on sites that allow open registration or have multiple contributors. The S:C (scope changed) metric is the most important signal: it confirms that impact extends beyond the WordPress application itself to backend infrastructure. C:L and I:L indicate limited but real data exposure and potential for interaction with internal services. EPSS data is not provided; KEV status is negative (not in CISA KEV); no POC is referenced. The combination of authenticated requirement (PR:L) and absence of public exploit code lowers immediate priority. However, sites running in cloud environments where IMDSv1 is reachable or with flat internal networks should treat this as a higher-priority remediation, since SSRF-to-credential-theft chains are well-documented and do not require sophisticated post-exploitation skills once the SSRF primitive is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained or registered a WordPress Contributor account on a vulnerable site crafts a request to the Shared Files plugin feature that accepts user-supplied URLs, substituting a target such as http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/ (AWS IMDSv1 metadata endpoint). The server fetches the URL and returns internal cloud metadata - potentially including IAM role credentials - to the attacker. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis, but the SSRF primitive is well-understood and the exploitation pattern is documented widely in security literature.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 24, 2026

Server-Side Request Forgery in the Shared Files WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.7.69) allows authenticated contributors to coerce the server into making arbitrary HTTP requests to internal or external resources. The CVSS vector (S:C) confirms a scope change, meaning the vulnerable WordPress instance becomes a proxy that can reach back-end infrastructure, internal APIs, or cloud metadata endpoints inaccessible to the attacker directly. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but contributor-level access in WordPress is a low bar - any registered site user with the Contributor role is sufficient.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update the Shared Files plugin to a version above 1.7.69. The fix version is not explicitly stated in the available data beyond the boundary of 1.7.69 being vulnerable - administrators should check the WordPress Plugin Repository for the latest available release and update immediately. The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/shared-files/vulnerability/wordpress-shared-files-plugin-1-7-69-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability should be consulted for confirmed fix version details. As a compensating control prior to patching, restricting the Contributor role on the affected WordPress site (e.g., removing untrusted contributors, disabling open user registration) will eliminate the attack surface - however, this may impact site functionality. On cloud-hosted WordPress instances, enabling IMDSv2 (hop-limit enforcement) on EC2 or equivalent metadata endpoint protections on other platforms will prevent the most severe SSRF-to-credential-theft escalation path, even if the SSRF itself remains unpatched. Blocking outbound HTTP requests from the WordPress server via egress firewall rules to private RFC 1918 address ranges and cloud metadata IP blocks is an additional defense-in-depth measure.

Affected VersionsENISA

Shared Files n/a ≤1.7.69

Affected Packages

euvd shared_files no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) arises when a server-side component fetches a URL or resource that is wholly or partially controlled by user input, without adequate validation or allowlisting. The affected product is the 'Shared Files' plugin for WordPress, developed by Tammersoft and identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:tammersoft:shared_files:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all versions up to 1.7.69. The plugin provides file-sharing and file-management functionality within WordPress. SSRF in this context likely occurs in a feature that accepts a URL or URI as input (e.g., remote file import or URL-based resource fetching) and passes it to a server-side HTTP client without sufficiently restricting the target. In a WordPress hosting context, successful SSRF can expose cloud provider metadata services (e.g., AWS IMDSv1 at 169.254.169.254), internal network services, or adjacent application servers not otherwise reachable from the internet.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable via WordPress, low complexity; PR:L reflects mandatory Contributor authentication; S:C captures SSRF reaching beyond the application boundary.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Contributor Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Shared Files <= 1.7.69 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress file-sharing plugin, limited install base
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.

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