# CVE-2025-12925: rymcu forest UserDicController.java deleteDic authorization

> Remote attackers can manipulate dictionary functions without proper authorization, potentially reading or modifying data in the Forest application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9jg-5vh8-ff2v

## What is CVE-2025-12925?

CVE-2025-12925 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rymcu forest, published on 10 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in rymcu forest up to de53ce79db9faa2efc4e79ce1077a302c42a1224. Impacted is the function getAll/addDic/getAllDic/deleteDic of the file src/main/java/com/rymcu/forest/lucene/api/UserDicController.java. The manipulation results in missing authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. This product operates on a rolling release basis, ensuring continuous delivery. Consequently, there are no version details for either affected or updated releases.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12925?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rymcu Forest.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-12925?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-12925 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12925 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in rymcu forest

- [CVE-2023-51804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51804/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-63687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63687/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-12924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12924/): rymcu forest BankController.java GlobalResult authorization (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-2946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2946/): rymcu forest Article Content/Comments/Portfolio XssUtils.java XssUtils.replaceHtmlCode cross site scripting (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2026-2947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2947/): rymcu forest User Profile UserInfoController.java updateUserInfo cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12925 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-12925 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rymcu forest, published on 10 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12925 exists.

Affected product: rymcu forest. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12925/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12925/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12925
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12925
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12925

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12925/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.