CVE-2025-12388
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-05
Last updated on: 2025-11-06
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | b-carousel-block | 1.1.5 |
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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?
The vulnerability is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the B Carousel Block WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.1.5). It occurs because the plugin does not validate user-supplied URLs before passing them to the wp_remote_request() function. This allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to make web requests to arbitrary locations from the web application, potentially querying or modifying information from internal services.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with subscriber-level access or higher to make unauthorized web requests from the server to arbitrary locations. This can lead to information disclosure or modification of internal services that are not normally accessible externally, potentially compromising sensitive data or internal systems.