Skip to main content
CVE-2025-12188VulnerabilityPublished

The Posts Navigation Links for Sections and Headings – Free by WP Masters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to

Source GCVE Database

0
Compare
Authoritative record:CVE-2025-12188· Medium 4.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:13 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Affects
all up to 1.0.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Users should apply any future updates from the plugin vendor once available. In the meantime, site administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links while logged into WordPress admin. Implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the plugin until a fix is released may be considered.

Description

The Posts Navigation Links for Sections and Headings – Free by WP Masters WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in all versions up to and including 1.0.1. The vulnerability arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'wpm_navigation_links_settings' page, allowing unauthenticated attackers to potentially update plugin settings if a site administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…