CVE-2025-8013
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-918
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Publication date:
15/08/2025
Last modified:
15/08/2025
Description
The Quttera Web Malware Scanner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.41 via the 'RunExternalScan' 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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
3.80
Severity 3.x
LOW
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/trunk/qtrAjaxHandler.php#L352
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/trunk/qtrExternalScanner.php#L28
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3344330/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40957153-45f1-40c9-91ce-f3491ca7eee5?source=cve