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VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-11970: Emplibot (WordPress plugin) · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects Emplibot (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
emplibot Emplibot – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research, Infographics, and Linking | SEO Optimized | Fully AutomatedAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is released, limit administrator access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the plugin. Avoid exposing internal services that could be targeted via SSRF. Review plugin usage and consider disabling or replacing the plugin if possible.

Description

The Emplibot – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research, Infographics, and Linking | SEO Optimized | Fully Automated plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9 via the emplibot_call_webhook_with_error() and emplibot_process_zip_data() functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-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.

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