CVE-2025-12892 Survey Maker <= 5.1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited Option Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify specific plugin options due to missing capability checks in the Survey Maker 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-2025-12892?
CVE-2025-12892 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro Survey Maker, 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 Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the deactivate_plugin_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the ays_survey_maker_upgrade_plugin option.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12892?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12892 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-2025-12892 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12892 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fww2-m76v-8qvh.