Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-12069)
Summary
Vulnerability in WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-12069). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via updatewpglobalscreenoptions.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The WP Global Screen Options plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the updatewpglobalscreenoptions action handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify global screen options for all users via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-12069 has been found in WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin).
Attackers can target a specific entry point like updatewpglobalscreenoptions over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin) CVE-2025-12069" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-12069 (WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-352 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Attack surface: updatewpglobalscreenoptions
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
CSRF (CWE-352) exists in WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin). Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via updatewpglobalscreenoptions without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin). Attack surface: updatewpglobalscreenoptions.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで WP Global Screen Options (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。