CVE-2025-12505: CWE-285 Improper Authorization in wedevs weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot
The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.14. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the create_item_permissions_check function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify global plugin settings.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-12505 is an improper authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) in the weDocs WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 2.1.14. The issue arises because the create_item_permissions_check function does not correctly verify user permissions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher to modify global plugin settings. This could lead to unauthorized changes impacting the plugin's behavior or configuration. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access at Subscriber level or above can modify global settings of the weDocs plugin without proper authorization. This could potentially lead to unauthorized configuration changes that may affect the confidentiality and integrity of the plugin's data or functionality. There is no indication of impact on availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates and apply any official patches once released. Until then, consider restricting Subscriber-level access where possible and review plugin permissions to limit exposure.
CVE-2025-12505: CWE-285 Improper Authorization in wedevs weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot
Description
The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.14. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the create_item_permissions_check function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify global plugin settings.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-12505 is an improper authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) in the weDocs WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 2.1.14. The issue arises because the create_item_permissions_check function does not correctly verify user permissions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges or higher to modify global plugin settings. This could lead to unauthorized changes impacting the plugin's behavior or configuration. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access at Subscriber level or above can modify global settings of the weDocs plugin without proper authorization. This could potentially lead to unauthorized configuration changes that may affect the confidentiality and integrity of the plugin's data or functionality. There is no indication of impact on availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates and apply any official patches once released. Until then, consider restricting Subscriber-level access where possible and review plugin permissions to limit exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-30T13:38:25.116Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6933b4e62271496a0fa6c3dd
Added to database: 12/6/2025, 4:45:26 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:12:34 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 8:29:03 PM
Views: 148
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