WP Scraper Plugin up to 5.8.1 on WordPress wp_scraper_extract_content server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WP Scraper Plugin up to 5.8.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function wp_scraper_extract_content. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-9975. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Scraper Plugin up to 5.8.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects the function wp_scraper_extract_content. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Scraper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.1 via the wp_scraper_extract_content 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. On Cloud instances, this issue allows for metadata retrieving.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-9975. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2025).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-33850). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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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

10/11/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-9975 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328019
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2025 10:11
Updated: 10/11/2025 16:35
Changes: 10/11/2025 10:11 (51), 10/11/2025 14:28 (12), 10/11/2025 16:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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