CVE-2025-12526 Private Google Calendars <= 20250811 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Reset

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can reset plugin settings due to missing capability checks, allowing unauthorized data modification.

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-2025-12526?

CVE-2025-12526 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in michielve Private Google Calendars, published on 11 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Private Google Calendars plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'pgc_remove' action in all versions up to, and including, 20250811. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12526?

How do I fix CVE-2025-12526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12526 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-2025-12526 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12526 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4gw-m9wj-xvhh.

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