CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12962

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

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(), allowing authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or above to make requests to arbitrary locations, scan internal networks, and access internal resources.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with Contributor privileges can use the application to make requests to internal services, scan networks, and access resources that should not be externally accessible.

Recommendation

Update the Local Syndication plugin to a patched version or disable the [syndicate_local] shortcode until the update is applied.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS