CVE-2025-8013

low

Description

The Quttera Web Malware Scanner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1.41 via the 'RunExternalScan' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40957153-45f1-40c9-91ce-f3491ca7eee5?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3344330/

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/trunk/qtrExternalScanner.php#L28

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quttera-web-malware-scanner/trunk/qtrAjaxHandler.php#L352

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-08-15

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.8

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

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00024