CVE-2025-12770
CVE-2025-12770 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3. 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-200.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (18th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-198127
- Weakness: CWE-200
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient API key validation using loose equality comparison. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve personally identifiable information (PII), including usernames and email addresses of users with various approval statuses via the Zapier REST API endpoints, by exploiting PHP type juggling with the api_key parameter set to "0" on sites where the Zapier API key has not been configured.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12770?
- The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient API key validation using loose equality comparison. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve personally identifiable information (PII), including usernames and email addresses of users with various approval statuses via the Zapier REST API endpoints, by exploiting PHP type juggling with the api_key parameter set to "0" on sites where the Zapier API key has not been configured.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12770?
- CVE-2025-12770 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity none, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2025-12770 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (18th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-12770?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2025-12770 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-12770 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-198127.
- When was CVE-2025-12770 published?
- CVE-2025-12770 was published on 2025-11-19 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.0.9/includes/zapier/includes/rest-api.php#L104
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.0.9/includes/zapier/includes/rest-api.php#L40
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/trunk/includes/zapier/includes/rest-api.php#L104
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f1cf77a-64b4-405b-adcb-ef16d9e82ab2?source=cve
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