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CVE-2025-12412

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Description

The Top Bar Notification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on th tbn_ajax_add() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-04 05:16:13.150000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-12412",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-11-04T05:16:13.150",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Top Bar Notification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on th tbn_ajax_add() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin Top Bar Notification para WordPress es vulnerable a la Cross-Site Request Forgery en todas las versiones hasta la 1.12, inclusive. Esto se debe a la validación de nonce faltante o incorrecta en la función tbn_ajax_add(). Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados actualicen la configuración del plugin e inyecten scripts web maliciosos a través de una petición falsificada, siempre que puedan engañar a un administrador del sitio para que realice una acción como hacer clic en un enlace."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "josereyev",
          "product": "Top Bar Notification",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.12",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "baseScore": 6.1,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 2.7
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-352"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/top-bar-notification/tags/1.12/Notification.php#L102",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/top-bar-notification/tags/1.12/Notification.php#L75",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0856f3bf-da17-44bb-aa30-26f9fb6e22b1?source=cve",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}