WordPress SEO Backlink Monitor plugin <= 1.8.0 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
Priority LOW 20CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00276 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| activewebsight | SEO Backlink Monitor | up to 1.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SEO Backlink Monitor Vendoractivewebsight Affected up to 1.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrvx-wxgq-324j
More activewebsight vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19674 WordPress SEO Backlink Monitor plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-33402 WordPress SEO Backlink Monitor plugin <= 1.8.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-53457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrvx-wxgq-324j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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