What is CVE-2025-12524?

CVE-2025-12524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Johnjamesjacoby Post Type Switcher, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-12524?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Johnjamesjacoby Post Type Switcher

CVE-2025-12524

The Post Type Switcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to modify the post type of arbitrary posts and pages they do not own, including those created by administrators, which can lead to site disruption, broken navigation, and SEO impact.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Johnjamesjacoby Post Type Switcher — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12524?: CVE-2025-12524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Johnjamesjacoby Post Type Switcher, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-12524?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.