CVE-2025-12136
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-24
Last updated on: 2025-10-27
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| devowl | real_cookie_banner | * |
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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 Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 5.2.4. It occurs because the plugin does not properly validate user-supplied URLs in the '/scanner/scan-without-login' REST API endpoint. As a result, an authenticated attacker with administrator-level access can make the web application send requests to arbitrary locations, potentially querying and modifying information from internal services using the 'url' parameter.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with administrator-level access to make the web application send requests to arbitrary internal or external locations. This could lead to unauthorized querying and modification of information from internal services, potentially exposing sensitive data or disrupting internal operations.