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The MimeTypes Link Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.20. This is due to the plugin making outbound HTTP requests to user-controlled URLs without proper validation when the "Show file size" option is enabled. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services via crafted links in post content.
AnalysisAI
The MimeTypes Link Icons plugin for WordPress contains a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 3.2.20. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this flaw when the 'Show file size' option is enabled by embedding crafted links in post content, allowing them to make arbitrary HTTP requests from the server to internal or external resources. This enables querying and potentially modifying information from internal services that should not be accessible from the public internet.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability exists in the MimeTypes Link Icons plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:eagerterrier:mimetypes_link_icons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), specifically within the file size retrieval functionality located in mime_type_link_images.php around lines 1612 and 1666. This is a classic CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability where the plugin performs outbound HTTP requests to URLs provided by users without adequate validation or sanitization. When processing links with the 'Show file size' feature enabled, the plugin directly fetches content from user-supplied URLs, allowing attackers to abuse the server's network position to access internal resources, cloud metadata endpoints (like AWS EC2 metadata at 169.254.169.254), or perform port scanning of internal infrastructure.
RemediationAI
Users should immediately update the MimeTypes Link Icons plugin to a version newer than 3.2.20 once a patched version becomes available, monitoring the WordPress plugin repository and vendor advisories at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b035d17-303b-4a8b-a15e-615df6b605d1?source=cve for updates. As an interim mitigation, administrators should disable the 'Show file size' option in the plugin settings to prevent the vulnerable code path from executing. Additionally, implement network-level controls such as Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SSRF attempts, restrict outbound connections from the WordPress server to only necessary external services, and review user roles to ensure only trusted users have Contributor-level access or above. Organizations should audit existing post content for suspicious links that may have been inserted by attackers prior to mitigation.
Same weakness CWE-918 – Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
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EUVD-2026-14184
GHSA-mfxp-r5ch-25v4