CVE-2025-53241
📋 TL;DR
This Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the kodeshpa Simplified WordPress plugin allows attackers to make the vulnerable server send requests to internal or external systems. It affects all WordPress sites running the Simplified plugin version 1.0.9 or earlier. Attackers can potentially access internal services or perform actions on behalf of the server.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Simplified Plugin by kodeshpa
⚠️ 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 chain with other vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution.
Likely Case
Information disclosure from internal services, port scanning of internal networks, or abuse of server resources for external attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if network segmentation restricts internal access and external requests are filtered.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of SSRF techniques and potentially authentication depending on vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.0.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Simplified' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Restriction
allRestrict outbound network connections from web server to only necessary external services
Input Validation
allImplement URL validation and whitelisting for any user-supplied URLs in application code
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the Simplified plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block SSRF patterns and restrict outbound connections
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Simplified plugin version 1.0.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=simplified --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 1.0.9 or plugin is removed📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from web server to internal IPs
- Requests to localhost or internal services from web application
Network Indicators:
- Web server making unexpected requests to internal network segments
- Outbound connections to unusual ports from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (url CONTAINS "localhost" OR url CONTAINS "127.0.0.1" OR url CONTAINS "192.168." OR url CONTAINS "10." OR url CONTAINS "172.16.")