CVE-2026-12971: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in LearnPress
The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not validate a user-supplied URL before the server fetches it, allowing users with the instructor role to induce the server to issue requests to arbitrary external hosts, a blind and bounded server-side request forgery.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The LearnPress WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.4.4 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (CWE-918) where the plugin does not validate user-supplied URLs before the server issues HTTP requests. Users with the instructor role can exploit this to induce the server to make requests to arbitrary external hosts. The vulnerability is blind and bounded, limiting the attacker's ability to directly observe the response. There is no CVSS score or vendor advisory indicating a patch or fix at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with instructor privileges can cause the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary external hosts. This could potentially be used to access internal resources or services not otherwise accessible, but the attack is blind and bounded, limiting direct data exfiltration or interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict instructor role permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to URL inputs in LearnPress.
CVE-2026-12971: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in LearnPress
Description
The LearnPress WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 does not validate a user-supplied URL before the server fetches it, allowing users with the instructor role to induce the server to issue requests to arbitrary external hosts, a blind and bounded server-side request forgery.
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The LearnPress WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.4.4 contain a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (CWE-918) where the plugin does not validate user-supplied URLs before the server issues HTTP requests. Users with the instructor role can exploit this to induce the server to make requests to arbitrary external hosts. The vulnerability is blind and bounded, limiting the attacker's ability to directly observe the response. There is no CVSS score or vendor advisory indicating a patch or fix at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with instructor privileges can cause the server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary external hosts. This could potentially be used to access internal resources or services not otherwise accessible, but the attack is blind and bounded, limiting direct data exfiltration or interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict instructor role permissions to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to URL inputs in LearnPress.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T09:44:42.544Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7972aabf8831d5392faf6a
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 06:41:46 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 07:33:34 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 4
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