CVE-2025-12536

CVSS 5.3 Medium
  • CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • Published: 2025-11-13T04:15:46.130

The SureForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.1 via the ‘_srfm_email_notification’ post meta registration. This is due to setting the ‘auth_callback’ parameter to ‘__return_true’, which allows unauthenticated access to the metadata. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including email notification configurations, which frequently contain vendor-provided CRM/help desk dropbox addresses, CC/BCC recipients, and notification templates that can be abused to inject malicious data into downstream systems.

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How to fix CVE-2025-12536

CVE-2025-12536 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: The SureForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.1 via the ‘_srfm_email_notification’ post meta registration. This is due to setting the ‘auth_callback’ parameter to ‘__return_true’, which allows unauthenticated access to the metadata. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including email […]

Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.13.1
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.13.2

Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.13.1)

2 Immediate actions

- Update to ≥ 1.13.2 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

EASY
⏱️ Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public Exploits: Likely available

Affected Versions

❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.13.1
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.13.2

Vulnerability Timeline

Nov 13, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 13, 2025
Imported to Database

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Detection Rules & IOCs

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