CVE-2025-12751
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-19
Last updated on: 2025-11-19
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordfence | wschat | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the WSChat β WordPress Live Chat plugin where an authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher can reset the plugin's settings without proper authorization. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'reset_settings' AJAX endpoint in versions up to and including 3.1.6.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can reset the plugin's settings, potentially disrupting the chat functionality or causing loss of customized configurations, which may affect the user experience or site operations.