CVE-2025-69028
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 BoldGrid weForms weforms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects weForms: from n/a through <= 1.6.25.
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 BoldGrid weForms WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to access functionality that should be restricted due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability exists in versions through 1.6.25 and enables unauthorized actions through improperly validated user capabilities.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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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Check weForms plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > weForms and view the version number, or read the main plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/weforms/Affected if Installed version is 1.6.25 or lower
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Verify access control on sensitive admin functionsExamine the plugin code for capability checks (current_user_can, wp_get_current_user) on functions that handle form submissions, user data, or plugin settings. Check if these checks exist before sensitive operations.Affected if Sensitive functions lack capability verification or accept unauthenticated requests
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Test unauthenticated access to restricted endpointsAttempt to access weForms admin URLs or AJAX actions without logging in (such as form management, export, or settings modification endpoints). Check HTTP response for successful access rather than 401/403 errors.Affected if Unauthenticated requests return successful responses instead of authorization errors
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Inspect role and capability configurationReview the plugin's role definitions and ensure form management actions require appropriate capabilities (like 'manage_options' or 'manage_weforms') that only administrators possess.Affected if Plugin grants form creation or modification capabilities to unauthenticated or low-privilege users
You are affected if weForms version is 1.6.25 or lower and the plugin permits unauthenticated or improperly authorized access to sensitive form management functions.
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 weForms to the latest version which includes proper authorization checks, or implement role-based access control (RBAC) and capability verification for all sensitive functions.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-69028 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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