CVE-2025-57984
📋 TL;DR
This SSRF vulnerability in the MakeStories WordPress plugin allows attackers to make unauthorized requests from the server to internal or external systems. WordPress sites using the MakeStories plugin versions up to 3.0.4 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- MakeStories (for Google Web Stories) 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
Attackers could access internal services, exfiltrate sensitive data, or perform port scanning of internal networks from the vulnerable server.
Likely Case
Information disclosure from internal services, potential data exfiltration, or abuse of server resources for external attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if network segmentation restricts server access to sensitive internal systems and external requests are filtered.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of SSRF techniques and WordPress plugin functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 3.0.4
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'MakeStories for Google Web Stories'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the MakeStories plugin until patched
Network restrictions
allImplement firewall rules to restrict outbound connections from web server
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall with SSRF protection rules
- Restrict server network access to only required external services
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for MakeStories versionCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=makestories-helper --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 3.0.4 in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from web server
- Requests to internal IP addresses or localhost from web application
Network Indicators:
- Web server making unexpected external HTTP requests
- Requests to metadata services (169.254.169.254)
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (url CONTAINS "internal" OR dest_ip IN private_ip_ranges) AND user_agent CONTAINS "WordPress"