WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP CTA < 2.1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Description
The WP CTA plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery via the 'sticky_s_media' parameter in imported JSON files in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to the import_sidebars() function passing user-supplied URLs from imported JSON data to file_get_contents() with only FILTER_VALIDATE_URL validation (which allows internal IPs). 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, which can be used to query and modify information from internal services. The response content is saved as a WordPress media attachment, making this a full-read SSRF.
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
SSRF
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Nguyen Quang Truong, Chu Thao Mai
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-07-28 (about 30 days ago)
Added
2026-07-28 (about 30 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-29 (about 29 days ago)