VDB-331620 · CVE-2025-12498 · EUVD-2025-38365

metagauss EventPrime Plugin up to 4.2.0.0 on WordPress booking_add_notes authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in metagauss EventPrime Plugin up to 4.2.0.0 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function booking_add_notes. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12498. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in metagauss EventPrime Plugin up to 4.2.0.0 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function booking_add_notes. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized booking note creation due to a missing capability check on the 'booking_add_notes' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add a note to the backend view of any booking.

The weakness was published by Brian Mungai. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12498 since 10/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-38365). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

metagauss

Name

EventPrime Plugin

Version

4.2.0

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔒

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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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2025 CVE reserved
11/08/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
11/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Brian Mungai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-12498 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331620
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2025 08:03
Updated: 11/08/2025 11:53
Changes: 11/08/2025 08:03 (64), 11/08/2025 11:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103