4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-12372
The Permalinks Cascade <= 2.2 - Missing Authorization To Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update
Description

The Permalinks Cascade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the handleTPCAdminAjaxRequest function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform unauthorized administrative actions such as enabling or disabling automatic pinging settings and modifying page exclusion settings.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 18, 2025, 2:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12372 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Fix missing authorization check in Permalinks Cascade plugin.
  • Update the Permalinks Cascade plugin to the latest version.
  • Verify administrative actions are properly authorized.
  • Remove the plugin if not actively maintained.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-12372 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Permalinks Cascade plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the handleTPCAdminAjaxRequest function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform unauthorized administrative actions such as enabling or disabling automatic pinging settings and modifying page exclusion settings.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-permalinks-cascade/tags/2.2/admin/admin-controller.class.php#L109
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-permalinks-cascade/tags/2.2/includes/core.class.php#L36
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c08d420d-d521-4215-9ef7-b5d1c44a19d3?source=cve
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
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