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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-12665
CVE-2025-12665:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Ninja Countdown WordPress plugin version 1.5.0 and earlier contains a vulnerability related to unauthorized loss of data due to missing capability checks. The vulnerability was discovered in November 2025 and was assigned CVE-2025-12665. The plugin has been temporarily closed as of November 7, 2025, pending a full security review (WordPress Plugin).
Technical details
The vulnerability affects the Ninja Countdown plugin, which is a countdown builder tool for WordPress. The issue stems from missing authorization controls in the plugin's functionality. The vulnerability has been classified as problematic and affects the Task Comment Attachment Upload component (AttackerKB).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized data loss in WordPress installations using the affected plugin versions. The impact is particularly concerning as it affects all versions of the plugin up to and including version 1.5.0 (WordPress Plugin).
Mitigation and workarounds
As a primary mitigation step, the plugin has been temporarily removed from the WordPress plugin repository. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a security-patched version becomes available (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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