CVE-2025-9975
📋 TL;DR
The WP Scraper WordPress plugin contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to make arbitrary web requests from the server. This can be used to query internal services, retrieve metadata on cloud instances, and potentially modify information. All WordPress sites using WP Scraper version 5.8.1 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Scraper 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 with administrator access could retrieve sensitive metadata from cloud platforms, access internal services, perform port scanning, or interact with internal APIs to steal data or pivot to other systems.
Likely Case
Administrators abusing their privileges to access internal services they shouldn't, retrieve cloud metadata, or perform reconnaissance on internal networks.
If Mitigated
Limited to administrators who already have high privileges, reducing the attack surface but still allowing privilege abuse.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires administrator-level credentials. The vulnerability is in the wp_scraper_extract_content function which improperly validates URLs before making requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 5.8.1
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-scraper
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Scraper and check for updates. 4. If update is available, click 'Update Now'. 5. If no update is available, deactivate and remove the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove Administrator Access
allTemporarily remove administrator privileges from untrusted users until patching is complete.
Disable Plugin
allDeactivate the WP Scraper plugin to immediately eliminate the vulnerability.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict the WordPress server from accessing internal services
- Apply strict firewall rules to block outbound requests from the WordPress server to internal networks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Installed Plugins → WP Scraper version. If version is 5.8.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=wp-scraper --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify WP Scraper version is higher than 5.8.1 in the WordPress plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual outbound HTTP requests from WordPress server to internal IP addresses
- Requests to metadata endpoints like 169.254.169.254
- Multiple failed connection attempts to various internal ports
Network Indicators:
- HTTP traffic from WordPress server to internal services not normally accessed
- Requests to cloud metadata services from WordPress application
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress_logs" AND (url CONTAINS "internal_ip" OR url CONTAINS "169.254.169.254" OR url CONTAINS "metadata")