WP Global Screen Options <= 0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Screen Options Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The WP Global Screen Options plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the `updatewpglobalscreenoptions` action handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify global screen options for all users via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qc4-8254-wgvg
References
More stiand vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12950 Vimeo SimpleGallery <= 0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Modification CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-12069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qc4-8254-wgvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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