CVE-2025-8678
MEDIUM EPSS 24.0%
Published Aug 22, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.9 CVSS 3.1
Published Aug 22, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
The WP Crontrol plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind Server-Side Request Forgery in versions 1.17.0 to 1.19.1 via the 'wp_remote_request' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
24.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Validation
References 3
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-crontrol/trunk/src/bootstrap.php#L2712
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3347075/
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab40146d-9b49-4214-af73-41c5b5512542?source=cve
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.