---
id: CVE-2025-12170
title: >-
  The Checkbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data
  due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_checkbox_clean_log'
  AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.10
summary: >-
  The Checkbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data
  due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_checkbox_clean_log'
  AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.10. This makes it
  possible …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-11-21'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12170'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3392710%40checkbox&new=3392710%40checkbox&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/16735e63-d652-4b0e-b454-2bd13368d8a7?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00224
epssPercentile: 0.11968
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:15.076Z'
---

## Overview

The Checkbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_checkbox_clean_log' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear log files.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.