Oxygen WordPress Theme Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Oxygen Theme for WordPress, affecting all versions through 6.0.8. The vulnerability arises in the laborator_calc_route AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations from the web application. This could be exploited to query and modify information from internal services.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for server-side request forgery, where an attacker can make requests from the server to internal services or external systems, potentially leading to unauthorized information access or modification.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Oxygen WordPress theme to version 6.0.9 or a newer patched version.