CVE-2025-28987 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-28987: WordPress PressForward <= 5.9.4 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Pressforward

Product PressForward

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published August 14, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in PressForward PressForward pressforward allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects PressForward: from n/a through <= 5.9.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PressForward versions up to 5.9.5 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated users to make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems on the attacker's behalf. The vulnerability requires low-level authentication and does not require user interaction. An attacker can read or modify data accessible through those requests, though availability is not affected.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal systems or external URLs to read or modify data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can probe your internal network, access private APIs, or exfiltrate data via forged requests.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-28987 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html AskarLabs — CWE-918 write-up Server-Side Request Forgery

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