CVE-2025-22726
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in _nK nK Themes Helper nk-themes-helper allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects nK Themes Helper: from n/a through <= 1.7.9.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceServer-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the nK Themes Helper WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to induce the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal or external resources. The vulnerability exists in versions 1.7.9 and below, potentially allowing access to internal services, cloud metadata endpoints, or port scanning of internal infrastructure.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WordPress installation existsLocate wp-config.php in the web root directory or check for /wp-admin/ admin accessAffected if WordPress is present and the nK Themes Helper plugin may be installed
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Check if nK Themes Helper plugin is installedNavigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin, or inspect /wp-content/plugins/ directory for nk-themes-helper folderAffected if The plugin folder nk-themes-helper exists in the plugins directory
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Determine installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, view plugin details for nK Themes Helper to see the version number, or open the main plugin PHP file and check the Version header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The displayed version is 1.7.9 or lower
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Identify if vulnerable endpoint is accessibleSearch plugin PHP files for functions handling HTTP requests such as wp_remote_get, wp_remote_post, or file_get_contents with URL parameters, and check if these are accessible without authenticationAffected if The plugin contains URL-fetching code accessible to unauthenticated or low-privileged users
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Check server logs for suspicious outbound requestsReview web server access logs and WordPress debug logs for unusual outbound HTTP requests to internal IPs (127.0.0.1, 169.254.169.254, 10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x) originating from the pluginAffected if Logs show requests from the server to internal infrastructure or metadata endpoints
If nK Themes Helper plugin version 1.7.9 or below is installed and active with an accessible URL-handling endpoint, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-22727.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate nK Themes Helper plugin to the latest version once available, or implement server-side request validation and whitelist-based URL filtering to prevent requests to internal IP ranges and sensitive endpoints.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-22726 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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