CVE-2025-12043 Autochat Automatic Conversation <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings by connecting or disconnecting the client ID due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12043?
CVE-2025-12043 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Autochat Automatic Conversation, published on 25 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Autochat Automatic Conversation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_auycht_saveCid' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to connect and disconnect the client ID.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12043?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qcp-28j5-h8j6.