CVE-2025-12170 Checkbox <= 2.8.10 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Log Clearing
Unauthenticated attackers can clear log files in the Checkbox WordPress plugin due to a missing capability check on an AJAX endpoint.
- 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-2025-12170?
CVE-2025-12170 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bandido Checkbox, published on 21 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Checkbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_checkbox_clean_log' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear log files.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12170?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12170 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-2025-12170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j4h-8wwv-xw8q.