CVE-2025-12524

MEDIUM EPSS 16.2%
Published Nov 18, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 18, 2025 7mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Post Type Switcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to modify the post type of arbitrary posts and pages they do not own, including those created by administrators, which can lead to site disruption, broken navigation, and SEO impact.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-639

References 6

  • cwe.mitre.org https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html
  • owasp.org https://owasp.org/API-Security/editions/2023/en/0xa1-broken-object-level-authorization/
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-type-switcher/tags/4.0.0/post-type-switcher.php#L469
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-type-switcher/tags/4.0.0/post-type-switcher.php#L486
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3391983%40post-type-switcher%2Ftrunk&old=3331072%40post-type-switcher%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d875514c-c7d3-4236-842b-6e772048448d?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.