activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor Plugin up to 1.6.0 on WordPress server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor Plugin up to 1.6.0 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-53457. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor Plugin up to 1.6.0 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor allows Server Side Request Forgery. This issue affects SEO Backlink Monitor: from n/a through 1.6.0.

The weakness was presented by Nabil Irawan. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-53457 since 06/30/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/22/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/30/2025 CVE reserved
09/22/2025 +84 days Advisory disclosed
09/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Nabil Irawan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-53457 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325288

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2025 21:09
Changes: 09/22/2025 21:09 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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