CVE-2025-12770
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 |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | new_user_approve | 3.0.9 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-200 | The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability in the New User Approve plugin for WordPress allows unauthenticated attackers to access personally identifiable information (PII) such as usernames and email addresses. This happens because the plugin uses insufficient API key validation with loose equality comparison, enabling attackers to exploit PHP type juggling by setting the api_key parameter to "0". This issue affects all versions up to and including 3.0.9, particularly on sites where the Zapier API key has not been configured.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) including usernames and email addresses. An attacker can retrieve this data without authentication, potentially compromising user privacy and security on affected WordPress sites.