CVE-2025-12579 Reuters Direct <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Reset
Unauthenticated attackers can reset Reuters Direct plugin settings due to missing capability checks, affecting WordPress sites using this 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-2025-12579?
CVE-2025-12579 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rnags Reuters Direct, published on 27 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Reuters Direct plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'logoff' action in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12579?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12579 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-2025-12579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2rp-3h56-jmqg.