Vulnerability · Published Nov 13, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12892Survey Maker <= 5.1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited Option Update
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Survey Maker from ays-pro. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the deactivate_plugin_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the ays_survey_maker_upgrade_plugin option.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ays-pro | Survey Maker | 0 – through 5.1.9.4 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6abc7605-2daa-44a9-8f2f-cbaacbea9348?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3394078/survey-maker/tags/5.1.9.5/admin/class-survey-maker-admin.php?old=3389474&old_path=survey-maker%2Ftags%2F5.1.9.4%2Fadmin%2Fclass-survey-maker-admin.php