CVE-2025-10056
CVSS 4.4 Medium
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Published: 2025-10-15T09:15:37.057
The Task Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3 via the “Check Website” task. 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 and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
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How to fix CVE-2025-10056
CVE-2025-10056 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: The Task Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3 via the “Check Website” task. 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 and can be used to query […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.6.3
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.6.4
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.6.3)
- Update to ≥ 1.6.4 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: The Task Scheduler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3 via the “Check Website” task. 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 and can be used to query […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.6.3
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.6.4
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.6.3)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 1.6.4 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 1.6.3
Safe: ≥ 1.6.4
Vulnerability Timeline
Oct 15, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 12, 2025
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