CVE-2026-16600

SmartAIPress <= 1.2.0 - Subscriber+ Server-Side Request Forgery via smartaipress_openai_upload_and_set_featured_image

Published Aug 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SmartAIPress WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions and does not validate a user-supplied URL before fetching it server-side, allowing users with subscriber-level access and above to make the site retrieve arbitrary internal or external URLs and read the response, resulting in a full-read Server-Side Request Forgery.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions smartapress
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions smartapress
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-918
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Description The SmartAIPress WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions and does not validate a user-supplied URL before fetching it server-side, allowing users with subscriber-level access and above to make the site retrieve arbitrary internal or external URLs and read the response, resulting in a full-read Server-Side Request Forgery.
Title SmartAIPress <= 1.2.0 - Subscriber+ Server-Side Request Forgery via smartaipress_openai_upload_and_set_featured_image
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 30, 2026, 12:56 AM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 2:12 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 29, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Aug 31, 2026, 8:14 PM