CVE-2025-53461 WordPress Beaf Plugin <= 1.6.2 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Beaf WordPress plugin to make arbitrary requests from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53461?
CVE-2025-53461 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Binsaifullah Beaf, published on 22 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Binsaifullah Beaf image-compare-block allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Beaf: from n/a through <= 1.6.2.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53461?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53461 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-2025-53461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2qw-wqpw-6c7x.