Medium severity · published Nov 13, 2025
CVE-2025-12892
Survey Maker <= 5.1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited Option Update
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
Survey Maker · ays-pro
through 5.1.9.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12892
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12892
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6abc7605-2daa-44a9-8f2f-cbaacbea9348?source=cve
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