CVE-2025-12770
New User Approve <= 3.0.9 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via Type Juggling
Description
The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient API key validation using loose equality comparison. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve personally identifiable information (PII), including usernames and email addresses of users with various approval statuses via the Zapier REST API endpoints, by exploiting PHP type juggling with the api_key parameter set to "0" on sites where the Zapier API key has not been configured.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 19, 2025, 4:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 19, 2025, 4:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12770
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the New User Approve plugin to the latest version.
- Remove or secure API keys if not in use.
- Monitor for suspicious user data access.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient API key validation using loose equality comparison. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve personally identifiable information (PII), including usernames and email addresses of users with various approval statuses via the Zapier REST API endpoints, by exploiting PHP type juggling with the api_key parameter set to "0" on sites where the Zapier API key has not been configured. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-200 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.0.9/includes/zapier/includes/rest-api.php#L104 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/tags/3.0.9/includes/zapier/includes/rest-api.php#L40 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/new-user-approve/trunk/includes/zapier/includes/rest-api.php#L104 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f1cf77a-64b4-405b-adcb-ef16d9e82ab2?source=cve