CVE-2025-12391 Restrictions for BuddyPress <= 1.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Tracking Status Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify tracking status settings due to missing capability checks in the Restrictions for BuddyPress 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-2025-12391?
CVE-2025-12391 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in seventhqueen Restrictions for BuddyPress, published on 18 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Restrictions for BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_optin_optout() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to opt in and out of tracking.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12391?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12391?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12391 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-2025-12391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p977-vf96-vh9m.