CVE-2025-3422

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-04-11 13:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 09:19 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2025-04-11 13:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 09:19 UTC

Exploit probability

0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-94 · Code injection

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Wpeverest Everest Forms < 3.1.2

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.4

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None