CVE-2025-12665Network attack vector

Authenticated countdown deletion via missing capability check

Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Nov 11, 2025

Missing authorization in Ninja Countdown 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary countdowns via AJAX. The ninja_countdown_admin_ajax endpoint performs countdown-deletion actions without checking the caller's WordPress capability. Any account with Subscriber-level access can invoke the endpoint; the reported consequence is limited to deletion of countdown records.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Ninja Countdown 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary countdowns via AJAX. The ninja_countdown_admin_ajax endpoint performs countdown-deletion actions without checking the caller's WordPress capability. Any account with Subscriber-level access can invoke the endpoint; the reported consequence is limited to deletion of countdown records.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-12665
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Updated
Nov 11, 2025
Vendor
lovelightplugins
Product
Ninja Countdown | Fastest Countdown Builder
Classifications
CWE-862
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=1.5.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

lovelightplugins · Ninja Countdown | Fastest Countdown Builderversion=* <=1.5.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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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-862Missing Authorization

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