{"id":64007,"date":"2025-08-12T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:05:55","slug":"cve-2025-8420-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-request-a-quote-form-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8420-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-request-a-quote-form-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8420: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Request a Quote Form WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been discovered that affects the Request a Quote Form plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8420, exposes websites using this plugin to the risk of Remote Code Execution (RCE). This is especially concerning as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47168-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word-allowing-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73111\">allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the server, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThe risk is present in versions less than, or equal to, 2.5.2 of the plugin. As WordPress is one of the most extensive content management systems globally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27043-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75352\">vulnerability could potentially<\/a> affect millions of websites, making it a high priority issue for all users of this plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8420<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75353\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1141225939\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Request a Quote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6679-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-bit-form-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75351\">Form WordPress Plugin<\/a> | Less than or equal to 2.5.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum function in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6754-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-seo-metrics-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72720\">Request a Quote Form<\/a> plugin for WordPress. This function fails to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47982-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-windows-storage-vsp-driver-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75577\">validate user input<\/a> correctly before using it as a function name. This allows unauthenticated attackers to provide input that the plugin interprets as a function name, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73593\">leading to arbitrary code<\/a> execution on the server. However, parameters cannot be passed to the functions called.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1547515322\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This conceptual example demonstrates how an attacker could exploit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77223\">vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request<\/a> to the server. The request could trick the server into executing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32451-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-foxit-reader-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74420\">arbitrary code<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;function_name&quot;: &quot;arbitrary_code&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, `arbitrary_code` is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27577-arbitrary-code-execution-in-openharmony-via-race-condition-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76223\">code that the attacker wants the server to execute<\/a>. The server interprets this as a function name and attempts to execute it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50754-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-unisite-cms-5-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74589\">leading to Remote Code Execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to mitigate this vulnerability is by applying the vendor patch for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6190-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-realty-portal-agent-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72982\">Request a Quote Form<\/a> plugin. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation. These systems can be configured to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76308\">block or alert on attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are only temporary solutions, and applying the vendor patch should be the ultimate goal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7093-critical-vulnerability-in-belkin-f9k1122-1-00-33-impacting-system-security-and-data-integrity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91207\">secure the system<\/a> fully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been discovered that affects the Request a Quote Form plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8420, exposes websites using this plugin to the risk of Remote Code Execution (RCE). This is especially concerning as it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-64007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64007"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84226,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64007\/revisions\/84226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64007"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}