CVE-2025-49289 WordPress PDF for WPForms plugin <= 5.5.0 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to read or modify data in the PDF for WPForms WordPress 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-2025-49289?
CVE-2025-49289 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in add-ons.org PDF for WPForms, published on 6 Jun 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 <= 5.5.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49289?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49289 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-2025-49289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67vv-4mr9-2hvw.