CVE-2025-12962 (GCVE-0-2025-12962)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-18 08:27 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:01
VLAI
Title
Local Syndication <= 1.5a - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery via Shortcode
Summary
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.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-18 14:48 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2380 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
willbontrager Local Syndication Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5a (semver)
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Credits
Ivan Cese
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