CVE-2025-49335 WordPress External Media plugin <= 1.0.36 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the External Media 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-2025-49335?
CVE-2025-49335 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in minnur External Media, published on 7 Jan 2026. 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 minnur External Media external-media allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects External Media: from n/a through <= 1.0.36.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49335?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49335?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49335 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-2025-49335 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49335 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgqh-2w33-h8jq.