VulnerabilityPublished 16 Jan 2026Updated 8 Apr 2026

CVE-2025-14793: DK PDF (WordPress plugin) · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects DK PDF (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.0Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
torstenbulkDK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator	Affected <=2.3.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is released, restrict author-level user privileges to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the plugin. Consider disabling or removing the DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator plugin if it is not essential. Follow vendor updates closely for any forthcoming patches or official mitigations.

Description

The DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0 via the 'addContentToMpdf' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, author level 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.

Impact

An authenticated attacker with author-level privileges or higher can exploit this SSRF vulnerability to make arbitrary HTTP requests from the WordPress server. This can lead to unauthorized querying or modification of internal services that are accessible from the server's network environment. The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss; integrity and availability are not affected according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Summary

CVE-2025-14793 is a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability (CWE-918) in the DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 2.3.0. The issue exists in the 'addContentToMpdf' function, which allows authenticated users with author-level or higher privileges to induce the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary locations. This can be leveraged to interact with internal network services that are otherwise inaccessible externally. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (medium severity), with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, requiring privileges at the author level, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality partially without affecting integrity or availability.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #22OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Server Side Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.2.6 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Server Side Request Forgery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Apr 2026, 09:53 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-918

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