CVE-2025-12505 weDocs <= 2.1.14 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
Authenticated attackers with Subscriber access can modify global plugin settings due to missing authorization checks in the weDocs WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-12505?
CVE-2025-12505 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wedevs weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot, published on 6 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.14. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the create_item_permissions_check function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify global plugin settings.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12505?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12505 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-2025-12505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f833-h7gq-hj7p.