CVE-2025-12681: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in ronalfy Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing WordPress plugin versions up to 3.1.0 contain a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) exploitable through the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. No patch or official remediation has been documented as of the published date.
Potential Impact
An attacker can extract sensitive user information without authentication, potentially compromising user privacy and enabling further targeted attacks. The vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability but leaks confidential data such as user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable plugin functionality to prevent unauthorized data exposure.
CVE-2025-12681: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in ronalfy Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing
Description
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing WordPress plugin versions up to 3.1.0 contain a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) exploitable through the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to retrieve sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. No patch or official remediation has been documented as of the published date.
Potential Impact
An attacker can extract sensitive user information without authentication, potentially compromising user privacy and enabling further targeted attacks. The vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability but leaks confidential data such as user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable plugin functionality to prevent unauthorized data exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-04T00:25:24.942Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 691590f26cb36fb34fdfdf50
Added to database: 11/13/2025, 8:04:02 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:18:02 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 3:20:51 AM
Views: 123
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