CVE-2025-12188 Cross-site request forgery in Posts Navigation Links for Sections and Headings – Free by WP Masters
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into updating plugin settings via forged requests, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12188?
CVE-2025-12188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpmasterscom Posts Navigation Links for Sections and Headings – Free by WP Masters, published on 4 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Posts Navigation Links for Sections and Headings – Free by WP Masters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wpm_navigation_links_settings' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12188?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12188?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12188 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12188 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5647-2cr4-4573.