CVE-2025-12372
CVE-2025-12372 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-862.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (10th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-197937
- Weakness: CWE-862
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The Permalinks Cascade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the handleTPCAdminAjaxRequest function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform unauthorized administrative actions such as enabling or disabling automatic pinging settings and modifying page exclusion settings.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12372?
- The Permalinks Cascade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the handleTPCAdminAjaxRequest function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform unauthorized administrative actions such as enabling or disabling automatic pinging settings and modifying page exclusion settings.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12372?
- CVE-2025-12372 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity low, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2025-12372 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (10th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-12372?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2025-12372 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-12372 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-197937.
- When was CVE-2025-12372 published?
- CVE-2025-12372 was published on 2025-11-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-permalinks-cascade/tags/2.2/admin/admin-controller.class.php#L109
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-permalinks-cascade/tags/2.2/includes/core.class.php#L36
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c08d420d-d521-4215-9ef7-b5d1c44a19d3?source=cve
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