MxChat Plugin up to 2.4.6 on WordPress PDF mxchat_handle_chat_request server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in MxChat Plugin up to 2.4.6 on WordPress. This issue affects the function mxchat_handle_chat_request of the component PDF Handler. The manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-10705. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MxChat Plugin up to 2.4.6 on WordPress. Affected is the function mxchat_handle_chat_request of the component PDF Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The MxChat – AI Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied URLs in the PDF processing functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make the WordPress server perform HTTP requests to arbitrary destinations via the mxchat_handle_chat_request AJAX action.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-10705. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/25/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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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

10/23/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/25/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-10705 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329652

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2025 07:13
Updated: 10/25/2025 09:45
Changes: 10/23/2025 07:13 (52), 10/25/2025 09:45 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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