CVE-2026-3478 | Content Syndication Toolkit <= 1.3 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via 'url' Parameter

The Content Syndication Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.3 via the redux_p AJAX action in the bundled ReduxFramework library. The plugin registers a proxy endpoint (wp_ajax_nopriv_redux_p) that is accessible to unauthenticated users. The proxy() method in the Redux_P class takes a URL directly from $_GET['url'] without any validation (the regex is set to /.*/ which matches all URLs) and passes it to wp_remote_request(), which does not have built-in SSRF protection like wp_safe_remote_request(). There is no authentication check, no nonce verification, and no URL restriction. The response from the requested URL is then returned to the attacker, making this a full-read SSRF. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application, which can be used to query and modify information from internal services, scan internal network ports, or interact with cloud metadata endpoints.

Published: 2026-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-3478 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-3478

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 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.27% +0.15%
2 2026-05-28 0.15% 0.12% -0.04%
3 2026-04-22 0.15%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-3478

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-3478

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-3478

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-3478

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-syndication-toolkit/tags/1.3/inc/ReduxFramework/ReduxCore/inc/class.p.php#L161
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-syndication-toolkit/tags/1.3/inc/ReduxFramework/ReduxCore/inc/class.p.php#L219
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-syndication-toolkit/tags/1.3/inc/ReduxFramework/ReduxCore/inc/class.p.php#L7
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-syndication-toolkit/trunk/inc/ReduxFramework/ReduxCore/inc/class.p.php#L161
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-syndication-toolkit/trunk/inc/ReduxFramework/ReduxCore/inc/class.p.php#L219
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-syndication-toolkit/trunk/inc/ReduxFramework/ReduxCore/inc/class.p.php#L7
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8381866-d991-4638-ab4d-3b8697acf414?source=cve
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