CVE-2025-12366 Missing authorization in Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
Authenticated attackers with Author access can replace media files belonging to other users, including administrators, due to missing validation.
- 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-2025-12366?
CVE-2025-12366 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in softaculous Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder, published on 13 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.5 via the pagelayer_replace_page function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace media files belonging to other users, including administrators.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12366?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12366?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12366 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-2025-12366 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12366 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qqc-26mg-m329.