CVE-2025-12621 Missing authorization in Flexible Refund and Return Order for WooCommerce
Authenticated contributors can improperly update refund statuses due to incorrect authorization checks in the WooCommerce 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-2025-12621?
CVE-2025-12621 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpdesk Flexible Refund and Return Order for WooCommerce, published on 8 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Flexible Refund and Return Order for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'create_refund' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.42. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the status of refund requests, including approving and refusing refunds.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12621?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12621 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-2025-12621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v538-gr8w-jr93.