Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-4208

CVE-2025-4208:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited Code Execution in versions up to and including 8.9.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on May 8, 2025, and is tracked as CVE-2025-4208. The issue affects the gettablerecords function in the plugin (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from unsanitized use of user-supplied input in the calluserfunc() function within the gettablerecords function. The CVSS v3.1 score is 6.3 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) (NVD, Wordfence).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Custom-level access to execute arbitrary PHP functions that meet specific constraints. These constraints limit the execution to static methods or global functions that accept a single array parameter (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade their NEX-Forms plugin to a version newer than 8.9.1 when available. The vulnerability has been identified in the plugin source code at class.dashboard.php (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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