CVE-2025-30767 WordPress PDF for WPForms plugin <= 5.3.0 - Arbitrary Shortcode Execution vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes due to missing authorization checks in the PDF for WPForms plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-30767?

CVE-2025-30767 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in add-ons.org PDF for WPForms, published on 27 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in add-ons.org PDF for WPForms pdf-for-wpforms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PDF for WPForms: from n/a through <= 5.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30767?

How do I fix CVE-2025-30767?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-30767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-754m-7w2g-84q3.

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