PT-2025-47693 · WordPress · Checkbox Plugin

Abhirup Konwar · Published 2025-11-21 · Updated 2025-11-21 · CVE-2025-12170

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Checkbox plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 2.8.10

Description The Checkbox plugin for WordPress has a flaw that allows unauthorized loss of data. This is due to a missing capability check on the wp ajax nopriv checkbox clean log API endpoint. This allows unauthenticated attackers to clear log files.

Recommendations Update the Checkbox plugin to a version newer than 2.8.10.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-12170

Affected Products

Checkbox Plugin

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12170 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1991821800020296151 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3392710%40checkbox&new=3392710%40checkbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/16735e63-d652-4b0e-b454-2bd13368d8a7?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1991776220170842254 · Twitter Post