Slider Templates CVE-2025-62988
MEDIUMSeverity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network vector with high complexity and low-privilege auth required; scope change reflects SSRF crossing into internal network services; no availability impact.
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Codeless Slider Templates slider-templates allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Slider Templates: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
AnalysisAI
Server-Side Request Forgery in the Codeless Slider Templates WordPress plugin (versions ≤1.0.3) enables authenticated low-privilege users to induce the server to make arbitrary outbound HTTP requests, potentially reaching internal network resources such as cloud metadata services or private APIs. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/S:C/C:L/I:L) confirms network exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account and high attack complexity, with scope change indicating cross-boundary impact on internal infrastructure. No active exploitation is confirmed - EPSS sits at 0.03% (10th percentile) and no KEV listing exists - placing this firmly in the low real-world priority tier despite the scope change.
Technical ContextAI
CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) arises when user-controlled input is passed to server-side HTTP request functions without adequate URL validation or allowlisting, allowing the server to act as a proxy for the attacker. The affected product is the Slider Templates WordPress plugin (slug: slider-templates, vendor: Codeless), a visual slider/template builder for WordPress sites. No CPE string was supplied in the intelligence data, but the Patchstack advisory scopes the vulnerability to the WordPress plugin ecosystem. The S:C scope change in the CVSS vector is characteristic of SSRF: the vulnerable component (the plugin's HTTP fetch function) can reach resources outside its own security domain, such as internal AWS EC2 metadata endpoints (169.254.169.254), Kubernetes API servers, or other services on the hosting network that are not directly internet-accessible.
Affected ProductsAI
The Codeless Slider Templates WordPress plugin (slider-templates) is affected from its initial release through and including version 1.0.3. No CPE string was provided in the available intelligence. The authoritative Patchstack advisory covering this vulnerability is available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/slider-templates/vulnerability/wordpress-slider-templates-plugin-1-0-3-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability and should be consulted for the confirmed fixed version once released.
RemediationAI
Update the Slider Templates plugin to a version beyond 1.0.3 as soon as a patched release is confirmed via the WordPress plugin repository or the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/slider-templates/vulnerability/wordpress-slider-templates-plugin-1-0-3-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability - no specific patched version number was confirmed in the available intelligence data. If an update is unavailable, the most targeted compensating control is to restrict WordPress user registration or limit contributor/subscriber roles to trusted individuals, since PR:L means any authenticated account can trigger the flaw. Additionally, configure egress firewall rules on the web server to block outbound connections to internal RFC-1918 address ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16) and the cloud metadata address 169.254.169.254 - note this may affect other plugins or themes that legitimately fetch remote resources. A WAF rule denying requests to the vulnerable plugin endpoint is a further option but risks breaking slider functionality.
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