CVE-2025-13999 Server-side request forgery in HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SSRF in the HTML5 Audio Player WordPress plugin to query and modify internal services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13999?
CVE-2025-13999 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in bplugins HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player, published on 19 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions from 2.4.0 up to, and including, 2.5.1 via the getIcyMetadata() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13999?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2025-13999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4g4-9h3h-h3p3.