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CVE-2025-12157

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-11-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2025-12157
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.27%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_reset_capability' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's capabilities.