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.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

• Repository · github.com
• Plugin source · wordpress.org

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Apr 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0688

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0688

  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 arbitra

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · github.com
• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · wordfence.com