CVE-2025-12681 Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing <= 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive user data like IDs, IPs, and emails from the Comment Edit Core 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-2025-12681?
CVE-2025-12681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ronalfy Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing, published on 13 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 via the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12681?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vr4-7mmg-5xmv.