CVE-2025-12071 (GCVE-0-2025-12071)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 04:35 – Updated: 2026-02-18 14:44
VLAI?
Title
Frontend User Notes <= 2.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Note Modification
Summary
The Frontend User Notes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0 via the 'funp_ajax_modify_notes' AJAX endpoint due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify arbitrary notes that do not belong to them.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
absikandar Frontend User Notes Affected: * , ≤ 2.1.0 (semver)
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Credits
Athiwat Tiprasaharn
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