Restrictions for BuddyPress <= 1.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Tracking Status Update
Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
Summary
The Restrictions for BuddyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_optin_optout() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to opt in and out of tracking.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00289 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeventhQueen | Restrictions for BuddyPress | up to 1.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Restrictions for BuddyPress VendorSeventhQueen Affected up to 1.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12391
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p977-vf96-vh9m
References
Other 3
More SeventhQueen vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28875 WordPress Sweet Date theme <= 3.7.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-37036 WordPress K Elements plugin < 5.4.0 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-21831 WordPress Sweet Date theme < 4.0.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-39796 WordPress Kleo theme < 5.5.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-18046 WordPress BuddyApp theme <= 1.9.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-37179 WordPress Kleo theme < 5.4.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12391 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12391 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p977-vf96-vh9m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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