Survey Maker Plugin up to 5.1.9.4 on WordPress AJAX Endpoint ays_survey_show_results authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Survey Maker Plugin up to 5.1.9.4 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function ays_survey_show_results of the component AJAX Endpoint. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-12891. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Survey Maker Plugin up to 5.1.9.4 on WordPress. Affected is the function ays_survey_show_results of the component AJAX Endpoint. 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Survey Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ays_survey_show_results' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view all survey submissions.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12891. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/13/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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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

11/12/2025 Advisory disclosed
11/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/13/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-12891 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332238

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2025 20:24
Updated: 11/13/2025 06:28
Changes: 11/12/2025 20:24 (51), 11/13/2025 06:28 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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