CVE-2025-12876 Missing authorization in Projectopia – Project Management Tool
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary attachments due to a missing capability check in the Projectopia 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-2025-12876?
CVE-2025-12876 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Projectopia – Project Management Tool, published on 5 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Projectopia – WordPress Project Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pto_delete_file AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.19. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary attachments.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12876?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12876 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-2025-12876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45cx-fj69-47wf.