Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12157Simple User Capabilities <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Capability Reset
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Simple User Capabilities from tanvirahmed1984. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_reset_capability' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's capabilities.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tanvirahmed1984 | Simple User Capabilities | 0 – through 1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N