CVE-2025-53461 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53461: WordPress Beaf Plugin <= 1.6.2 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability

Vendor Binsaifullah

Product Beaf

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published September 22, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Binsaifullah Beaf image-compare-block allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Beaf: from n/a through <= 1.6.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Beaf versions up to 1.6.2 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to make the application send requests to internal or external systems on their behalf. The attacker must have administrative access and the scope of impact extends beyond the vulnerable component. Low-level data disclosure and modification are possible.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send HTTP requests to internal systems or external servers under the attacker's control.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromised or acting maliciously could probe your internal network or exfiltrate data via forced requests.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53461 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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