CVE-2025-12962
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Publication date: 2025-11-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-18

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Local Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5a via the `url` parameter in the `[syndicate_local]` shortcode. This is due to the use of `wp_remote_get()` instead of `wp_safe_remote_get()` which lacks protections against requests to internal/private IP addresses and localhost. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application, which can be used to query and modify information from internal services, scan internal networks, and access resources that should not be accessible from external networks.

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Published
2025-11-18
Last Modified
2025-11-18
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-11-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-12962
EUVD
EUVD-2025-197944

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wordpres local_syndication *

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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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the Local Syndication plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 1.5a. It occurs because the plugin uses the function wp_remote_get() instead of the safer wp_safe_remote_get(), allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to make the web application send requests to arbitrary locations, including internal or private IP addresses and localhost. This can be exploited via the 'url' parameter in the [syndicate_local] shortcode.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to make the web application send requests to internal services or private networks that are normally inaccessible externally. This can lead to unauthorized querying and modification of internal information, scanning of internal networks, and accessing sensitive resources, potentially compromising internal systems and data.

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