CVE-2025-12901 Asgaros Forum <= 3.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Subscription Settings Update
Attackers can trick logged-in users into modifying their forum subscription settings via a forged request due to missing nonce validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12901?
CVE-2025-12901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asgaros Forum, published on 12 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Asgaros Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the set_subscription_level() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the subscription settings of authenticated users via a forged request granted they can trick a logged-in user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12901?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jww7-hq4m-9wq6.