fkie_cve-2025-12681
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-11-13 08:15
Modified
2025-11-13 08:15
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 via the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-comment-editing/trunk/includes/Ajax.php#L230
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3392054/
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f954b02-b636-438b-a4b1-9b74df153c47?source=cve
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      "value": "The Comment Edit Core \u2013 Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 via the \u0027ajax_get_comment\u0027 function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-12681",
  "lastModified": "2025-11-13T08:15:48.260",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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    },
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