CVE-2025-12676

KiotViet Sync <= 1.8.5 - Use of Hard-coded Password to Authorization Bypass

2025-11-04 18:55

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: KiotViet Sync
Affected Version: <= 1.8.5
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-259 · Use of Hard-coded Password
CVE: CVE-2025-12676

At a glance

CVE-2025-12676 is a medium-severity Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in the KiotViet Sync WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.8.5. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed November 2025, reported by kr0d.

Vulnerability Overview

The KiotViet Sync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorizarion bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This is due to the plugin using a hardcoded password for authentication in the QueryControllerAdmin::authenticated function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and sync products.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password

The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12676 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2d7165b-1290-4032-8fbc-75ec1ab34a08 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12676

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in KiotViet Sync

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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