CVE-2025-12348 Email Subscribers & Newsletters <= 5.9.10 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Action Scheduler Task Execution
Unauthenticated attackers can execute scheduled tasks early or repeatedly by guessing IDs, triggering privileged operations and resource exhaustion in the Icegram Express plugin.
- 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-2025-12348?
CVE-2025-12348 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in icegram Email Subscribers & Newsletters – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & Newsletter Plugin for WordPress, published on 12 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Icegram Express - Email Subscribers, Newsletters and Marketing Automation Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 5.9.10. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the `run_action_scheduler_task` function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute scheduled actions early or repeatedly by guessing action IDs, potentially triggering email sends, maintenance tasks, or other privileged operations, causing unexpected state changes and resource usage.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12348?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12348?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12348 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-2025-12348 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12348 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxq4-78fr-7wpg.