How severe is CVE-2025-12778?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Userelements Ultimate Member Widgets For Elementor – WordPress User Directory

CVE-2025-12778

The Ultimate Member Widgets for Elementor – WordPress User Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_filter_users function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract partial metadata of all WordPress users, including their first name, last name and email addresses.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (14.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Userelements Ultimate Member Widgets For Elementor – Wordpress User Directory — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12778?: CVE-2025-12778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Userelements Ultimate Member Widgets For Elementor – WordPress User Directory, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-12778?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.