CVE-2025-3422 describes an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability in the Everest Forms plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 3.1.1. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to execute arbitrary shortcodes due to insufficient validation before the do_shortcode function is called. Rated 6.3 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpeverest:everest_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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