CVE-2025-30964
📋 TL;DR
This SSRF vulnerability in the Photography WordPress theme allows attackers to make the server send unauthorized requests to internal systems. It affects all WordPress sites using Photography theme versions up to 7.5.2. Attackers can potentially access internal services that should not be exposed.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Photography 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 admin panels, cloud metadata services, or other internal systems, potentially leading to data exfiltration or further network compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers scan internal networks, access internal APIs, or perform port scanning of internal systems from the vulnerable server.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and egress filtering, impact is limited to the server itself with minimal data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
SSRF vulnerabilities are commonly exploited and tools exist for automated exploitation. The Patchstack reference suggests public exploit details are available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.5.3 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check if Photography theme update is available. 4. Update to version 7.5.3 or later. 5. Clear any caching plugins.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme until patch can be applied
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock SSRF patterns at WAF level
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict egress filtering on the server to block outbound requests to internal IP ranges
- Deploy a web application firewall with SSRF protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Photography theme version. If version is 7.5.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,status,version | grep photographyVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Photography theme version shows 7.5.3 or later in WordPress admin.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from web server to internal IPs
- Requests to metadata services (169.254.169.254, etc.)
- Multiple failed connection attempts to internal services
Network Indicators:
- Web server making unexpected outbound connections to internal networks
- Traffic to cloud metadata endpoints from web server
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, 169.254.169.254) OR uri CONTAINS "internal" OR uri CONTAINS "localhost")