CVE-2025-58978 WordPress PDF Generator for WordPress Plugin <= 1.5.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to read or modify data in the PDF Generator for WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-58978?
CVE-2025-58978 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WP Swings PDF Generator for WordPress, published on 9 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Swings PDF Generator for WordPress pdf-generator-for-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PDF Generator for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58978?
How do I fix CVE-2025-58978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58978 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-2025-58978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c75j-45gp-x7mv.