Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-severity access-control issue in the WordPress SurveyJS plugin through version 1.12.20. An unauthenticated network attacker may access functionality that should be restricted, with the published scoring indicating limited availability impact and no stated confidentiality or integrity impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress plugin risk. Prioritize internet-facing sites using SurveyJS, especially where availability matters, but do not escalate as known-exploited based on the supplied evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2025-32256 is a CWE-862 Missing Authorization flaw in devsoftbaltic SurveyJS for WordPress. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, indicating remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity reachability with low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress installations running the SurveyJS plugin at versions through 1.12.20. The provided sources do not identify other affected products, configurations, or hosted services.
Exploitation context
Active exploitation is not established by the supplied sources. The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the bundle provides no public exploit-status claim or weaponized details.
Researcher notes
The source bundle confirms missing authorization and the CVSS impact profile, but does not describe the restricted function, exploit preconditions beyond CVSS, a fixed version, or a workaround. Avoid assuming data theft or content modification impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the SurveyJS plugin and version.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or workaround.
- Disable or remove the plugin where business use is not required.
- Restrict administrative and plugin-related access using existing WordPress controls.
- Monitor web and application logs for unusual unauthenticated requests.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether SurveyJS is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it with <= 1.12.20.
- Review access logs for unexpected unauthenticated interaction with SurveyJS functionality.
- Verify any vendor-recommended update or mitigation is applied.
- Document exceptions for sites that cannot update immediately.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/surveyjs/vulnerability/wordpress-surveyjs-plugin-1-12-20-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.