Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing <= 3.1.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 via the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00314 24th 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
- Yes
- 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-2025-12681
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vr4-7mmg-5xmv
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-12681 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12681 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vr4-7mmg-5xmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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