CVE-2025-30809
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Shahjada Live Forms liveforms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Live Forms: from n/a through <= 4.8.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in Shahjada Live Forms plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to form data or administrative functions without proper authentication.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin installationCheck your CMS/plugin system for Shahjada Live Forms plugin in the list of installed plugins or modulesAffected if The plugin appears in your installed plugins list and is active/enabled
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Identify installed versionLocate the plugin files and check version.php, plugin.json, or readme.txt for the version number; alternatively, check the plugin admin panel for version infoAffected if The installed version is older than the latest patched version or cannot be determined (unknown versions should be treated as vulnerable)
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Inspect access control configurationNavigate to plugin settings > access control/security levels and review all permission settings for form submissions, data viewing, and admin functionsAffected if Any form action or admin function is set to allow access without authentication or with overly permissive roles
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Test form endpoint accessibilityUse a browser or curl to access form submission URLs directly without logging in, and check if responses return form data or success messagesAffected if Form endpoints return valid data or allow actions without requiring authentication
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Check admin function exposureAttempt to access plugin administrative functions (form editing, data export, user management) directly via URL without authenticationAffected if Admin functions are accessible and executable without valid authentication credentials
If Shahjada Live Forms plugin is installed and any access control settings allow unauthenticated access to form data or admin functions, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of Live Forms plugin and review access control configurations to ensure all form actions require proper authorization checks.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-30809 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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