CVE-2025-53457: WordPress SEO Backlink Monitor plugin <= 1.8.0 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor seo-backlink-monitor allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects SEO Backlink Monitor: from n/a through <= 1.8.0.

Affected products

activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor: through 1.8.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/seo-backlink-monitor/vulnerability/wordpress-seo-backlink-monitor-plugin-1-6-0-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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