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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-12962

The Local Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5a via the parameter in the shortcode.

Published Nov 18, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Local Syndication

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12962. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Local Syndication is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor willbontrager Local Syndication 0 ≤1.5a

The Local Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5a via the parameter in the shortcode. This is due to the use of instead of which lacks protections against requests to internal/private IP addresses and localhost. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application, which can be used to query and modify information from internal services, scan internal networks, and access resources that should n

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  • vendor willbontrager Local Syndication 0 ≤1.5a0 ≤1.5a

How to fix CVE-2025-12962

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12962. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Local Syndication is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with willbontrager Local Syndication 0 ≤1.5a 0 ≤1.5a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Local Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5a via the parameter in the shortcode. This is due to the use of instead of which lacks protections against requests to internal/private IP addresses and localhost. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to make web re

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Local Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5a via the parameter in the shortcode. This is due to the use of instead of which lacks protections against requests to internal/private IP addresses and localhost. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to make web re

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-12962

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-12962

    30-day exploitation probability 0.25%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-197944

    The Local Syndication plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.5a via the parameter in the shortcode. This is due to the use of instead of which lacks protections against requests to internal/private IP addresses an

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026