VDB-337517 · CVE-2025-13999 · GCVE-0-2025-13999

HTML5 Audio Player Plugin up to 2.4.0/2.5.1 on WordPress getIcyMetadata server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HTML5 Audio Player Plugin up to 2.4.0/2.5.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects the function getIcyMetadata. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-13999. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HTML5 Audio Player Plugin up to 2.4.0/2.5.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function getIcyMetadata. 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 HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions from 2.4.0 up to, and including, 2.5.1 via the getIcyMetadata() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-13999. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/20/2025).

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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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

HTML5 Audio Player Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.2
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/20/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-13999 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337517

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2025 22:56
Updated: 12/20/2025 20:09
Changes: 12/18/2025 22:56 (51), 12/20/2025 20:09 (10)
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