CVE-2025-12778 Ultimate Member Widgets for Elementor <= 2.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can extract partial user metadata, including names and emails, due to a missing capability check in the 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-2025-12778?
CVE-2025-12778 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in userelements Ultimate Member Widgets for Elementor – WordPress User Directory, published on 20 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ultimate Member Widgets for Elementor – WordPress User Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_filter_users function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract partial metadata of all WordPress users, including their first name, last name and email addresses.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12778?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12778 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-2025-12778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw5f-c33c-4p34.