CVE-2025-28987 WordPress PressForward <= 5.9.4 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the PressForward WordPress plugin to access internal resources or bypass security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-28987?
CVE-2025-28987 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in PressForward, published on 14 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in PressForward PressForward pressforward allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects PressForward: from n/a through <= 5.9.5.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28987?
How do I fix CVE-2025-28987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28987 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-2025-28987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jc3m-32w2-ffjc.