CVE-2025-12540

CVSS 4.7 MediumEPSS 0.1%
  • CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • Published: 2026-01-07T12:16:46.970

The ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the Google Analytics client_ID and client_secret being stored in plaintext in the publicly visible plugin source. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to craft a link to the sharethis.com server, which will share an authorization token for Google Analytics with a malicious website, if the attacker can trick an administrator logged into the website and Google Analytics to click the link.

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How to fix CVE-2025-12540

CVE-2025-12540 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: The ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This is due to the Google Analytics client_ID and client_secret being stored in plaintext in the publicly visible plugin source. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to craft a link to the sharethis.com […]

Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.2.4
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.2.5

Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 3.2.4)

2 Immediate actions

- Update to ≥ 3.2.5 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

MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public Exploits: May be available

Affected Versions

❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 3.2.4
✅ Safe: ≥ 3.2.5

Vulnerability Timeline

Jan 07, 2026
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Jan 07, 2026
Imported to Database

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