CVE-2025-12391

Restrictions for BuddyPress <= 1.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Tracking Status Update

mediumMissing Authorization

5.3

CVSS Score

5.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.5.3

Patched in

109d

Time to patch

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.5.2

PublishedNovember 17, 2025

Last updatedMarch 6, 2026

Affected pluginbp-restrict

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f4fe5ed7-17e2-4098-a51b-3b780721bf2e?source=api-prod

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