Folderly Plugin up to 0.3 on WordPress REST API Endpoint clear-all-data improper authorization

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Folderly Plugin up to 0.3 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /wp-json/folderly/v1/config/clear-all-data of the component REST API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-12038. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Folderly Plugin up to 0.3 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /wp-json/folderly/v1/config/clear-all-data of the component REST API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Folderly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an insufficient capability check on the /wp-json/folderly/v1/config/clear-all-data REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 0.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to clear all data like terms and categories.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12038. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-37421). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Folderly Plugin

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• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3

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