CVE-2025-12721 g-FFL Cockpit <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive server information via the REST API due to missing capability checks in the g-FFL Cockpit 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-2025-12721?
CVE-2025-12721 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in garidium g-FFL Cockpit, published on 6 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The g-FFL Cockpit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1 via the /server_status REST API endpoint due to a lack of capability checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract information about the server.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12721?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12721?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12721 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-2025-12721 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12721 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfw5-9xh7-5fcr.