CVE-2025-53250 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53250: WordPress Chartbeat Plugin <= 2.0.7 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor Chartbeat

Product Chartbeat

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published August 28, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

View on NVD All CVEs

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 Chartbeat Chartbeat chartbeat allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Chartbeat: from n/a through <= 2.0.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Chartbeat versions up to 2.0.7 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows authenticated users to make the application send requests to internal or external systems on their behalf. The vulnerability requires low-level authentication and can leak sensitive information or modify data on targeted systems. The scope is changed, meaning the impact may extend beyond the vulnerable component itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal systems or external servers to read data or trigger actions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can probe your internal network, access cloud metadata, or trigger actions on external services your site connects to.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 28, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53250 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html AskarLabs — CWE-918 write-up Server-Side Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities