---
id: CVE-2025-12681
title: >-
  The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and
  including, 3.1.0 via the 'ajax_get_comment' function
summary: >-
  The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and
  including, 3.1.0 via the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This makes it possible
  for unauthenticat…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
published: '2025-11-13'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12681'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-comment-editing/trunk/includes/Ajax.php#L230
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3392054/'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f954b02-b636-438b-a4b1-9b74df153c47?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00293
epssPercentile: 0.20062
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:15.020Z'
---

## Overview

The Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0 via the 'ajax_get_comment' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including user IDs, IP addresses, and email addresses.

## Remediation

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