Vulnerability · Published Nov 18, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12962Local Syndication <= 1.5a - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery via Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery in Local Syndication from willbontrager. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| willbontrager | Local Syndication | 0 – through 1.5a |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N