New User Approve <= 3.0.9 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via Type Juggling

2025-11-18 15:26

Powpy

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.1.0

Affected PluginNew User Approve

Affected Version<= 3.0.9

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-12770

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Vulnerability Overview

The New User Approve plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9 due to insufficient API key validation using loose equality comparison. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve personally identifiable information (PII), including usernames and email addresses of users with various approval statuses via the Zapier REST API endpoints, by exploiting PHP type juggling with the api_key parameter set to "0" on sites where the Zapier API key has not been configured.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12770 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3f1cf77a-64b4-405b-adcb-ef16d9e82ab2

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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