CVE-2025-62973 WordPress BuddyForms plugin <= 2.10.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
An attacker can access restricted functionality in the BuddyForms WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-62973?
CVE-2025-62973 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Themekraft BuddyForms, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themekraft BuddyForms buddyforms allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects BuddyForms: from n/a through 2.10.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62973?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themekraft Buddyforms.
How do I fix CVE-2025-62973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62973 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-2025-62973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Themekraft BuddyForms
- CVE-2023-26326 Deserialization in BuddyForms WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2018-21003 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-8246 Privilege escalation in Post Form – Registration Form – Profile Form for User Profiles – Frontend Content Forms for User Submissions (UGC)
- CVE-2024-32830 WordPress buddyforms plugin <= 2.8.8- Arbitrary File Read and SSRF vulnerability
- CVE-2025-32151 WordPress BuddyForms plugin <= 2.10.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg8r-q6jx-8pfj.