CVE-2025-12681

MEDIUM 5.3 CVSS 3.1

Published: November 13, 2025
Last modified: October 7, 2026
NVD status: Deferred
Reported by: security@wordfence.com
Weakness: CWE-200
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

The 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.

Affected WordPress components

Simple Comment Editing Plugin · simple-comment-editing

Confirmed match Active

Up to and including 3.1.0
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

ronalfy Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing — Up to and including 3.1.0

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-comment-editing/trunk/includes/Ajax.php#L230
plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3392054/
www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f954b02-b636-438b-a4b1-9b74df153c47?source=cve
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

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Affected WordPress components

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