CVE-2025-58978
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 WP Swings PDF Generator for WordPress pdf-generator-for-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PDF Generator for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.5.4.
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 the PDF Generator for WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated or improperly authenticated users to access functionality that should be restricted due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm PDF Generator plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'PDF Generator' or 'PDF Generator for WordPress'. Alternatively, check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder containing 'pdf-generator' in the name.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find the PDF Generator plugin in the Plugins list and check the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, inspect the plugin's main PHP file (usually in wp-content/plugins/pdf-generator/ or similar) and look for a 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if Version cannot be determined or is unknown, treat as potentially vulnerable
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Test unauthenticated access to plugin endpointsUsing a tool like curl or a browser, attempt to access common plugin AJAX endpoints (such as wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=pdfgen_... or custom plugin routes) without logging in. Also try accessing any plugin-specific admin pages directly via URL without authentication.Affected if Requests are processed without requiring login or returning authentication errors
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Check for exposed export or generation functionsReview if the plugin exposes functions to generate, export, or download PDF files accessible to any visitor to the site. Test by submitting forms or making requests that would generate PDFs while logged out.Affected if PDF files are generated or downloaded without authentication required
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Verify access control configurationInspect the plugin settings in WordPress admin under the plugin's configuration page. Look for any permission, capability, or access control settings that may be misconfigured to allow all users or 'guest' users access.Affected if Plugin has settings allowing 'guest', 'any', or 'logged-out' users to access restricted features
If the PDF Generator plugin is installed and its endpoints or features are accessible without authentication or proper capability checks, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass 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 the plugin when a patch is released. If no patch is available, restrict access to sensitive plugin endpoints at the server level or disable the plugin until a fix is available.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-58978 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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