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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-12962 Detail

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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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/local-syndication/tags/1.5/local_syndication.php#L41 Wordfence
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/local-syndication/tags/1.5/local_syndication.php#L64 Wordfence
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7774cdfd-622a-4608-9efd-273923a0d0aa?source=cve Wordfence

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Wordfence  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-12962
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2025
NVD Last Modified:
11/18/2025
Source:
Wordfence