CVE-2025-10137
📋 TL;DR
The Snow Monkey WordPress theme contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to make arbitrary web requests from the vulnerable server. This can be used to query or modify internal services that should not be externally accessible. All WordPress sites using Snow Monkey theme versions up to 29.1.5 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Snow Monkey WordPress theme
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access internal services, exfiltrate sensitive data from internal networks, or perform attacks against internal systems using the vulnerable server as a proxy.
Likely Case
Information disclosure from internal services, scanning of internal networks, or limited data exfiltration from services accessible to the web server.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and firewall rules prevent the web server from accessing internal services.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is in the request() function and can be exploited without authentication. Attack complexity is low as it involves sending crafted requests to vulnerable endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Snow Monkey 29.1.6 and wp-oembed-blog-card 14.0.2
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/inc2734/snow-monkey/compare/29.1.5...29.1.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update Snow Monkey theme to version 29.1.6 or later via WordPress admin panel. 2. Ensure wp-oembed-blog-card component is updated to 14.0.2 or later. 3. Clear any caching mechanisms after update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable component
allTemporarily disable the wp-oembed-blog-card functionality if immediate patching is not possible
Add define('SNOW_MONKEY_DISABLE_OEMBED_BLOG_CARD', true); to wp-config.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to prevent web server from accessing internal services
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules to block SSRF patterns and restrict outbound requests from web server
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for Snow Monkey version. If version is 29.1.5 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --name=snow-monkey --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify Snow Monkey theme version is 29.1.6 or higher and wp-oembed-blog-card component is 14.0.2 or higher.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from web server to internal IP ranges
- Requests to unusual ports from web server process
- Multiple failed connection attempts to internal services
Network Indicators:
- Web server making HTTP requests to internal IP addresses
- Traffic from web server to non-standard ports
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (dest_ip IN (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16) OR dest_port NOT IN (80,443))🔗 References
- https://github.com/inc2734/snow-monkey/compare/29.1.5...29.1.6
- https://github.com/inc2734/wp-oembed-blog-card
- https://github.com/inc2734/wp-oembed-blog-card/blob/master/src/App/Model/Requester.php#L64-L89
- https://github.com/inc2734/wp-oembed-blog-card/compare/14.0.1...14.0.2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d4a938a-044b-4991-bc4c-db9e15210f06?source=cve
