The Canto plugin 1.3.0 for WordPress contains a blind SSRF vulnerability. It allows an unauthenticated attacker can make a request to any internal and external server via /includes/lib/detail.php?subdomain=SSRF.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-28976 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 42.19%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +16.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49189 | exploit_db | edb | 2020-12-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-01 | 25.75% | 42.19% | +16.43% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 24.17% | 25.75% | +1.58% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 24.17% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160358/WordPress-Canto-1.3.0-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://gist.github.com/p4nk4jv/87aebd999ce4b28063943480e95fd9e0 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/CantoDAM/Canto-Wordpress-Plugin | Product |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/canto/#developers | Release Notes |
| https://www.canto.com/integrations/wordpress/ | Product |