CVE-2025-12578
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Publication date: 2025-11-27

Last updated on: 2025-11-27

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Reuters Direct plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the the 'class-reuters-direct-settings.php' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Published
2025-11-27
Last Modified
2025-11-27
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2026-06-19
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2025-11-27
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-18
NVD
CVE-2025-12578
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Vendor Product Version / Range
wordpress reuters_direct_plugin 3.0.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-352 The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the Reuters Direct plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 3.0.0. It occurs because the plugin's settings page ('class-reuters-direct-settings.php') lacks proper nonce validation, allowing an attacker to trick a site administrator into performing unintended actions, such as resetting the plugin's settings, by sending a forged request.

Impact Analysis

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to reset the plugin's settings without authentication by tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link. This could lead to unauthorized changes in the plugin configuration, potentially disrupting site functionality or security.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Reuters Direct plugin for WordPress to a version later than 3.0.0 where the nonce validation issue is fixed. If an update is not available, restrict access to the 'class-reuters-direct-settings.php' page to trusted administrators only and avoid clicking on suspicious links that could trigger forged requests.

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