CVE-2025-2801

HIGH

WordPress abcSubmit <= 1.2.4 - Unauthenticated Shortcode Execution

Title source: manual

Description

The The Create custom forms for WordPress with a smart form plugin for smart businesses plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/abcsubmit/tags/1.2.4/abcsubmit.php#L86

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/abcsubmit/tags/1.2.4/abcsubmit.php#L88

Product

https://wordpress.org/plugins/abcsubmit/#developers

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e45afda4-447a-4d95-90cb-9731b398a009?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3

EPSS 0.0042

EPSS Percentile 33.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (1)

dorinabc/Create custom forms for WordPress with a smart form plugin for smart businesses – Form builder for WordPress < 1.2.4

Published Apr 26, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026