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CVE-2025-8420: Multiple Plugins by emarket-design <= Multiple Versions - Unauthenticated Limited Remote Code Execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-95

Description

Multiple plugins for WordPress by emarket-design with the 'emd-form-builder-lite' package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in various versions via the emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum function. This is due to the plugin not properly validating user input before using it as a function name. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server, however, parameters can not be passed to the functions called

Affected products

• emarket-design Campus Directory – Faculty, Staff & Student Directory Plugin for WordPress: through 1.9.2
• emarket-design Customer Support Ticket System & Helpdesk Plugin for WordPress: through 6.0.1
• emarket-design Event RSVP and Simple Event Management Plugin: through 4.2.1
• emarket-design Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin – Software Issue Manager: through 5.0.0
• emarket-design Request a Quote Form Plugin – Price Quote Request Management Made Easy: through 2.5.2
• emarket-design Simple Contact Form Plugin for WordPress – WP Easy Contact: through 4.0.2
• emarket-design Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery & Responsive Video Playlist: through 3.5.2
• cyberlord92 Employee Directory – Staff Directory and Listing: through 4.5.2

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3346435/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3346460/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3347084/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3338854%40request-a-quote&new=3338854%40request-a-quote&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3340992%40software-issue-manager&new=3340992%40software-issue-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3341064%40wp-ticket&new=3341064%40wp-ticket&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3348220%40wp-easy-events&new=3348220%40wp-easy-events&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3365190%40youtube-showcase&new=3365190%40youtube-showcase&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/601aa2b5-aeac-49bc-960d-4b4ff83e9229?source=cve

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