CVE-2025-60081 HIGH

CVE-2025-60081: WordPress PDF for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 6.5.0 - Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Vendor Add-Ons.org

Product PDF for Contact Form 7

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published December 18, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in add-ons.org PDF for Contact Form 7 pdf-for-contact-form-7 allows Object Injection.This issue affects PDF for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 6.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PDF for Contact Form 7 versions up to 6.5.0 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the site. An attacker with low-level access can craft malicious serialized data to trigger code execution. This affects all installations running the vulnerable version range.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run their own PHP code on the site and take full control of it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any authenticated user can compromise your entire site, steal data, or deface content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60081 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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