CVE-2025-46443
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the Adam Pery Animate WordPress plugin. It allows attackers to make the vulnerable server send unauthorized requests to internal or external systems. WordPress sites using Animate plugin versions up to 0.5 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adam Pery Animate WordPress Plugin
⚠️ 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
Attacker could access internal services, perform port scanning, interact with cloud metadata services, or chain with other vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution.
Likely Case
Information disclosure from internal services, limited internal network reconnaissance, or abuse of the server as a proxy for malicious requests.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if network segmentation restricts internal access and external requests are filtered.
🎯 Exploit Status
SSRF vulnerabilities typically have low exploitation complexity once the vulnerable endpoint is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.6 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/animate/vulnerability/wordpress-animate-0-5-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Animate' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin, then install latest version from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate animate
Web Application Firewall Rules
allBlock SSRF patterns at WAF level.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict server access to internal services
- Deploy web application firewall with SSRF protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Animate' plugin version 0.5 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=animate --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.6 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from web server to internal IPs or unusual domains
- Requests to cloud metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254, etc.)
Network Indicators:
- Web server making unexpected outbound connections to internal services
- Requests to localhost or internal IP ranges from web application
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (dest_ip IN (RFC1918_ranges, 127.0.0.0/8, 169.254.169.254) OR uri_contains="ssrf_patterns")