CVE-2025-31527 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31527: WordPress WP Link Preview plugin <= 1.4.1 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Kishan

Product WP Link Preview

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published March 31, 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 Kishan WP Link Preview wp-link-preview allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Link Preview: from n/a through <= 1.4.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Link Preview versions 1.4.1 and earlier contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems on the attacker's behalf. The vulnerability affects the scope beyond the plugin itself, potentially exposing internal network resources or allowing interaction with external services.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal networks or external systems without authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with user accounts can probe your internal network, access internal services, or interact with external APIs on your site's behalf.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 31, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31527 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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