CVE-2025-12962
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-18
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpres | local_syndication | * |
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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 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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.