CVE-2025-3422: Everest Forms <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
Description
The The Everest Forms – Contact Form, Quiz, Survey, Newsletter & Payment Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. 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 authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-3422
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: wpeverest
Product: Everest Forms – Contact Form, Quiz, Survey, Newsletter & Payment Form Builder for WordPress
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 14.75% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3422https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3db1d9a0-ea68-4979-a36d-864c649f7aca?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3268742/