ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System <= 3.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Trash Restore
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-12022 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-11-21 06:15:47 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 21:10:00 UTC |
| Description | The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'eh_crm_settings_restore_trash' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to restore all deleted tickets. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001880000 probability, percentile 0.076710000 (date 2026-10-07)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Elextensions | ELEX WordPress HelpDesk Customer Ticketing System | affected 3.3.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/982b23c5-2414-48f7-a2f5-96fef... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3399391/elex-helpdesk-customer-support-ticket-syste... | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Athiwat Tiprasaharn (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2025-10-21T14:59:53.000Z | Vendor Notified |
| CNA | 2025-11-20T16:58:48.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.