CVE-2026-24381
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 ThemeGoods PhotoMe photome allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects PhotoMe: from n/a through < 5.7.2.
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 confidenceThis is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the ThemeGoods PhotoMe WordPress theme that allows attackers to induce the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal or external resources. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 5.7.2, potentially enabling 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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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Confirm PhotoMe theme is installedLocate the PhotoMe theme directory in wp-content/themes/photome or check via WordPress admin under Appearance > ThemesAffected if PhotoMe theme is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed PhotoMe versionOpen the style.css file in the PhotoMe theme directory and locate the 'Version:' header in the theme comments, or check functions.php for version constantsAffected if The version number is lower than 5.7.2 or the version cannot be determined (indicating an outdated release)
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Identify URL request functionalitySearch theme files (functions.php, shortcodes, ajax handlers) for code that makes HTTP requests using functions like wp_remote_get, file_get_contents, curl, or similar, particularly where user input influences the URLAffected if The theme contains code that accepts URL parameters and makes outgoing HTTP requests without strict validation
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Check for exposed URL parametersReview GET/POST parameters in theme AJAX endpoints, shortcodes, or template files that accept 'url', 'link', 'src', or similar parameters; test by submitting requests with internal URLs (e.g., 127.0.0.1) to observe behaviorAffected if URL-related parameters exist and are processed without proper allowlist validation or server-side verification
A user is affected if PhotoMe theme versions prior to 5.7.2 are installed and the theme contains URL request functionality accessible via web parameters.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate PhotoMe to version 5.7.2 or later which contains the security fix. If immediate updating is not feasible, restrict outgoing network connections from the web server and implement strict allowlist-based input validation on any parameters used for URL requests.
5.7.2
- 1. Create a complete backup of the WordPress site including database and files
- 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Updates or Plugins/Themes section
- 3. Update ThemeGoods PhotoMe to version 5.7.2 or the latest available version
- 4. Clear any caching mechanisms after the update
- 5. Verify the update was successful by checking the theme/plugin version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2026-24381 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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