CVE-2025-8678
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-22
Last updated on: 2025-08-25
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wp_crontrol | 1.19.1 |
| wordpress | wp_crontrol | 1.17.0 |
| wordpress | wp_crontrol | 1.19.2 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-918 | The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the WP Crontrol WordPress plugin versions 1.17.0 to 1.19.1. It allows authenticated users with Administrator-level access or higher to make the web application send requests to arbitrary locations. This can be exploited to query and modify information from internal services that are otherwise not accessible.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker with Administrator-level access can exploit this vulnerability to make the web application send requests to internal or external systems. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive internal information, modification of data in internal services, and potentially further compromise of the system or network.