CVE-2025-46511
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 Derek Springer BeerXML Shortcode beerxml-shortcode allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects BeerXML Shortcode: from n/a through <= 0.7.1.
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 BeerXML Shortcode WordPress plugin versions up to 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to induce the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal or external resources, potentially bypassing firewall protections and accessing sensitive internal services.
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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 BeerXML Shortcode plugin is installedCheck for the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/beerxml-shortcode/ or look for 'BeerXML Shortcode' in the WordPress admin Plugins listAffected if Plugin directory exists or plugin appears in WordPress admin plugin list
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (typically beerxml-shortcode.php) and locate the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or check readme.txt for the Stable Tag entryAffected if Version number is 0.7.1 or lower (any version up to and including 0.7.1)
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Confirm the shortcode is in useSearch WordPress database (wp_posts table) or content files for the shortcode tag [beerxml] or [beerxml-shortcode], or check pages/posts in the admin for content containing these tagsAffected if Any post, page, or widget contains the BeerXML shortcode and the plugin version is 0.7.1 or lower
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Identify the vulnerable parameterExamine the plugin PHP files for the shortcode handler function; look for parameters that accept URLs or URIs (such as 'url', 'feed', 'xml_url', or similar) that get passed to wp_remote_get() or similar WordPress HTTP functionsAffected if The shortcode accepts a URL-related parameter that can be controlled by user input in post content
The environment is affected if BeerXML Shortcode plugin version 0.7.1 or lower is installed, active, and the shortcode with its URL-handling parameter is present in any published content.
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 to the latest version of BeerXML Shortcode when available, or disable the plugin until a patched version is released. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict outbound network access from the web server as a compensating control.
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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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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.
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- 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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