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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-49917 is a server-side request forgery flaw in the WordPress Icegram Express Pro plugin through version 5.9.5. An attacker with high privileges may be able to make the website server send unintended requests. The published severity is medium, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin issue. It does not show evidence of active exploitation, but affected sites should be identified and remediated through normal vulnerability management, especially on public-facing or business-critical WordPress systems.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-918 SSRF in package email-subscribers-premium, affecting Icegram Express Pro <= 5.9.5. CVSS 3.1 is 4.4: network exploitable, high attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress environments running Icegram Express Pro/email-subscribers-premium at version 5.9.5 or earlier. Risk is higher where many high-privilege WordPress users exist or administrative accounts are weakly controlled.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires high privileges and high complexity, reducing broad opportunistic risk. Successful abuse could still help reach internal or metadata endpoints from the web server context.
Researcher notes
Patch status is not provided in the supplied bundle. Avoid assuming a fixed version. The main validation focus is confirming affected plugin presence and privilege exposure, then tracking vendor/Patchstack remediation details.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Icegram Express Pro/email-subscribers-premium installations.
- If version is <= 5.9.5, check Icegram or Patchstack guidance for an update or workaround.
- Remove or disable the plugin if it is not business-critical.
- Restrict high-privilege WordPress accounts and enforce strong authentication.
- Limit server outbound access to internal services where feasible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin name and version across all WordPress assets.
- Flag any Icegram Express Pro installation at version 5.9.5 or earlier.
- Review who has high-privilege WordPress access on affected sites.
- Check vendor or Patchstack records for patched-version information.
- Review logs for unusual server-initiated requests tied to plugin activity.
Public sources used
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CWE-918: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N1.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.