CVE-2025-12370 Takeads <= 1.0.13 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can delete Takeads plugin configuration options due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-12370?
CVE-2025-12370 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Takeads, published on 5 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Takeads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.13. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the plugin's configuration options.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12370?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12370?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12370 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-2025-12370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22vq-qxw4-g2qr.