CVE-2025-68893Network attack vector

Authenticated internal service access via arbitrary outbound requests

Published Dec 29, 2025 · Updated Dec 29, 2025

SSRF in HETWORKS WordPress Image shrinker 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to send requests to arbitrary locations. Public sources do not identify the vulnerable function or the input that reaches the plugin's outbound request operation. Subscriber-level access is required, and successful exploitation can query or modify information exposed by internal services.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SSRF in HETWORKS WordPress Image shrinker 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to send requests to arbitrary locations. Public sources do not identify the vulnerable function or the input that reaches the plugin's outbound request operation. Subscriber-level access is required, and successful exploitation can query or modify information exposed by internal services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68893
Published
Dec 29, 2025
Updated
Dec 29, 2025
Vendor
HETWORKS
Product
WordPress Image shrinker
Classifications
CWE-918, CAPEC-664
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HETWORKS · WordPress Image shrinkerversion=n/a <=1.1.0

Published CVSS scores

4.9PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CAPEC-664Server Side Request Forgery

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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