Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSRF is network-reachable and low-complexity with scope change to internal systems; PR:L reflects that WordPress plugin SSRFs of this type typically require at least authenticated access, diverging from the source PR:N.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in WP Swings PDF Generator for WordPress pdf-generator-for-wp allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects PDF Generator for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.6.2.
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AnalysisAI
Server-Side Request Forgery in WP Swings' PDF Generator for WordPress plugin (all versions up to and including 1.6.2) lets remote attackers coerce the WordPress server into issuing attacker-controlled outbound requests, with a scope-changed impact reaching adjacent internal systems. Reported by Patchstack and tracked as CWE-918 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2, it currently has no public exploit identified at time of analysis and is not listed in CISA KEV. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires reaching the plugin's server-side URL-fetch/PDF-rendering functionality with an attacker-controlled destination URL; the source CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) implies remote, low-complexity, no-authentication, no-user-interaction access against a WordPress site with PDF Generator for WordPress <= 1.6.2 installed and active. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N scores 7.2 (High), driven largely by the changed scope and network reachability rather than by high per-system impact (confidentiality and integrity are Low, availability None). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker submits a request to the plugin's PDF-generation function containing a URL pointing at an internal target - for example a cloud metadata endpoint (http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/) or an intranet admin panel. The server fetches that URL while rendering the PDF and returns or embeds the response, disclosing internal data or triggering internal state-changing requests. … |
| Remediation | No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the data lists all versions through 1.6.2 as affected without a confirmed fixed release, so consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pdf-generator-for-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-pdf-generator-for-wordpress-plugin-1-6-2-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability) and the plugin changelog for an update beyond 1.6.2 and upgrade as soon as one is published. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, complete an inventory of all WordPress deployments running WP Swings PDF Generator and identify which are at version 1.6.2 or earlier. …
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Same weakness CWE-918 – Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
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