CVE-2025-58978 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58978: WordPress PDF Generator for WordPress Plugin <= 1.5.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Wp Swings
Product PDF Generator for WordPress
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published September 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing 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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The PDF Generator for WordPress plugin through version 1.5.4 does not properly check user permissions before allowing access to PDF generation functionality. An unauthenticated attacker can read sensitive information by generating PDFs of restricted content without authorization. Update to a version newer than 1.5.4.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information by generating PDFs of restricted content without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access and export restricted content as PDFs, exposing sensitive data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the WordPress site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated