VDB-331220 · CVE-2025-12388 · GCVE-0-2025-12388

B Carousel Block Plugin up to 1.1.5 on WordPress wp_remote_request authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in B Carousel Block Plugin up to 1.1.5 on WordPress. Affected is the function wp_remote_request. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-12388. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in B Carousel Block Plugin up to 1.1.5 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function wp_remote_request. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The B Carousel Block – Responsive Image and Content Carousel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to the plugin not validating user-supplied URLs before passing them to the wp_remote_request() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12388. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/08/2025).

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

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

B Carousel Block Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.4
CNA Vector: 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

11/04/2025 Advisory disclosed
11/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/08/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-12388 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12388
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331220

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 22:02
Updated: 11/08/2025 13:27
Changes: 11/04/2025 22:02 (50), 11/08/2025 13:27 (11)
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