pfefferle Webmention Plugin up to 5.6.2 on WordPress Tools::read server-side request forgery
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in pfefferle Webmention Plugin up to 5.6.2 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function Tools::read. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-0688. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in pfefferle Webmention Plugin up to 5.6.2 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function Tools::read. 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. CVE summarizes:
The Webmention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.2 via the 'Tools::read' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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.
The weakness was published by Duong Quang Hao. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-0688 since 01/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2026).
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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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 6.4
CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Server-side request forgeryCWE: CWE-918
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
01/07/2026 CVE reserved04/02/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/02/2026 VulDB entry created
04/02/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comResearcher: Duong Quang Hao
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-0688 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354830
Entry
Created: 04/02/2026 10:08Changes: 04/02/2026 10:08 (65)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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