CVE-2025-12676 KiotViet Sync <= 1.8.5 - Use of Hard-coded Password to Authorization Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization using a hardcoded password to create and sync products in the KiotViet Sync WordPress 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-2025-12676?
CVE-2025-12676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mykiot KiotViet Sync, published on 5 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The KiotViet Sync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorizarion bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This is due to the plugin using a hardcoded password for authentication in the QueryControllerAdmin::authenticated function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and sync products.
Weakness: CWE-259
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12676?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12676?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rw4-g9p6-qw7p.