CVE-2025-12002
The Feeds for YouTube Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 via the 'sby_check_wp_submit' AJAX action.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Feeds for YouTube Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 via the 'sby_check_wp_submit' AJAX action. This is due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data and the use of that data in a file operation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, granted the 'Save Featured Images' setting is enabled and 'Disable WP Posts' is disabled. Note: This vulnerability only affects the Pro version of Feeds for YouTube.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 39th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/Services/AdminAjaxService.php#L25
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/Services/AdminAjaxService.php#L339
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/Services/AdminAjaxService.php#L383
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/sby-functions.php#L1038
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/sby-functions.php#L1047
- https://smashballoon.com/youtube-feed/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9f31ec5-c376-45b1-9ffe-35c80b89b60d?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.