CVE-2025-12168 Phrase TMS Integration for WordPress <= 4.7.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Log Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can delete log files due to missing capability checks in the Phrase TMS Integration plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12168?
CVE-2025-12168 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in memsource Phrase TMS Integration for WordPress, published on 17 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Phrase TMS Integration for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_delete_log' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete log files.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12168?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12168 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-2025-12168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mxf-v2m6-j98m.