CVE-2025-12809 dokan pro <= 4.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can enumerate users and retrieve sensitive information like emails via a REST API endpoint due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2025-12809?
CVE-2025-12809 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wedevs Dokan Pro, published on 16 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Dokan Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the `/dokan/v1/wholesale/register` REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enumerate users and retrieve their email addresses via the REST API by providing a user ID, along with other information such as usernames, display names, user roles, and registration dates.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12809?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12809 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-2025-12809 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12809 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cf45-9gm7-48g2.