{"id":86569,"date":"2026-02-28T00:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:25:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-6782-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-gozen-forms-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6782-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-gozen-forms-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6782: SQL Injection Vulnerability in GoZen Forms WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GoZen Forms plugin for WordPress, a popular tool for creating interactive forms, has been identified as carrying a significant SQL Injection vulnerability. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.1.5 and can allow unauthenticated attackers to manipulate SQL queries to extract sensitive data. Given the widespread use of WordPress and the GoZen Forms plugin, this vulnerability poses a serious risk to numerous websites and their associated databases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6782<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3215698698\" 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>GoZen Forms WordPress Plugin | Up to and including 1.1.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the &#8216;forms-id&#8217; parameter of the dirGZActiveForm() function. Due to insufficient escaping on this user-supplied parameter and inadequate preparation of the SQL query, an attacker can append additional SQL queries into already existing ones. These modified queries can then be used to extract sensitive information from the database linked to the WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1231912010\" 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 is a conceptual example demonstrating the potential exploitation of the vulnerability.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/plugins\/gozen-forms\/dirGZActiveForm.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: targetsite.com\nforms-id=1&#039;;SELECT * FROM wp_users;--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the malicious payload is `1&#8242;;SELECT * FROM wp_users;&#8211;`, which would inject an additional SQL command after the original query that extracts all user information from the `wp_users` table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. In the meantime, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The GoZen Forms plugin for WordPress, a popular tool for creating interactive forms, has been identified as carrying a significant SQL Injection vulnerability. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.1.5 and can allow unauthenticated attackers to manipulate SQL queries to extract sensitive data. 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