CVE-2025-8420 Multiple Plugins by emarket-design <= Multiple Versions - Unauthenticated Limited Remote Code Execution
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on WordPress servers via vulnerable emarket-design plugins due to improper input validation in function calls.
- 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-2025-8420?
CVE-2025-8420 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in cyberlord92 Campus Directory – Faculty, Staff & Student Directory Plugin for WordPress, published on 6 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple plugins for WordPress by emarket-design with the 'emd-form-builder-lite' package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in various versions via the emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum function. This is due to the plugin not properly validating user input before using it as a function name. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server, however, parameters can not be passed to the functions called
Weakness: CWE-95
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8420?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-8420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q943-6mg4-6px7.