WP Shortcodes Plugin Plugin up to 7.4.5 on WordPress su_shortcode_csv_table server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in WP Shortcodes Plugin Plugin up to 7.4.5 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function su_shortcode_csv_table. Performing a manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-12800. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WP Shortcodes Plugin Plugin up to 7.4.5 on WordPress. This affects the function su_shortcode_csv_table. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.4.5 via the su_shortcode_csv_table 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. If the 'Unsafe features' option is explicitly enabled by an administrator, this issue becomes exploitable by Contributor+ attackers

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-12800. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. 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 11/24/2025).

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-2025-198591). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• WP Shortcodes Plugin Plugin

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• 7.4.0
• 7.4.1
• 7.4.2
• 7.4.3
• 7.4.4
• 7.4.5

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