CVE-2025-12524Network attack vector

Authenticated post-type changes via missing ownership check

Published Nov 18, 2025 · Updated Nov 18, 2025

Authorization bypass in Post Type Switcher 4.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change other users' post types. The post-save path accepts a user-controlled post identifier and updates its post_type without checking whether the current user can edit that post. Author-level access is sufficient to alter administrator-owned posts or pages, disrupting navigation and stored site structure.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in Post Type Switcher 4.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change other users' post types. The post-save path accepts a user-controlled post identifier and updates its post_type without checking whether the current user can edit that post. Author-level access is sufficient to alter administrator-owned posts or pages, disrupting navigation and stored site structure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-12524
Published
Nov 18, 2025
Updated
Nov 18, 2025
Vendor
Triple J Software, Inc.
Product
Post Type Switcher
Classifications
CWE-639, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=4.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Triple J Software, Inc. · Post Type Switcherversion=* <=4.0.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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