CVE-2026-0688
Webmention <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Summary
Webmention <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Webmention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.2 via the 'Tools::read' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- web wordfence.com