What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-12882?

CVE-2025-12882 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2025-12882?

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Clasifico Listing WordPress plugin (versions ≤2.0) allows unauthorized users to gain administrative access without proper authentication.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-12882?

Within 24 hours: Disable the Clasifico Listing plugin immediately and audit all user accounts for unauthorized access or privilege escalation. Within 7 days: Implement Web Application Firewall rules to block exploitation attempts, review access logs for suspicious activity, and identify all affected WordPress installations. Within 30 days: Migrate to an alternative listing solution, perform a complete security audit of compromised systems, reset all credentials, and establish a process for vetting plugin security before deployment.

PHP CVE-2025-12882

CRITICAL

Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)

2026-02-19 security@wordfence.com

PHP WordPress Privilege Escalation

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:03 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 19, 2026 - 07:17 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The Clasifico Listing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role by supplying the 'listing_user_role' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by registering an account with the administrator role.