CVE-2025-12681
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Comment Edit Core plugin for WordPress has an unauthenticated sensitive information exposure vulnerability in the 'ajax_get_comment' function affecting all versions up to 3.1.0. Attackers can extract user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses without authentication.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Comment Edit Core plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'comment-edit-core' or similar, or list installed plugins via WP admin panel or wp-cli command: wp plugin list --name='comment-edit-core'Affected if The plugin folder exists in the plugins directory
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Identify the installed plugin versionRead the main plugin file (typically comment-edit-core.php) and locate the version defined in the plugin header comment, or run: wp plugin get comment-edit-core --field=versionAffected if The version is 3.1.0 or lower (all versions up to 3.1.0 are affected)
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Verify the ajax_get_comment endpoint is accessibleSend a GET or POST request to the WordPress admin-ajax.php endpoint with action=ajax_get_comment (e.g., https://yoursite.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=ajax_get_comment), without providing any authentication credentialsAffected if The endpoint responds without requiring login (200 OK with data, rather than redirecting to login or returning 403)
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Check if sensitive data is exposed without authenticationExamine the response from the ajax_get_comment endpoint - look for exposed fields such as user IDs, IP addresses stored in comment metadata, or email addresses in the JSON responseAffected if The response contains any user IDs, IP addresses, or email addresses without having authenticated first
A user is affected if the Comment Edit Core plugin version is 3.1.0 or lower AND the ajax_get_comment endpoint returns sensitive user data (IDs, IPs, emails) without requiring authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version once available, or disable the plugin until a patch is released. If the plugin cannot be updated immediately, restrict access to the ajax_get_comment endpoint via firewall rules or .htaccess restrictions.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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