Atomic Edge analysis of CVE-2025-14782:
The vulnerability is a missing authorization check in the Forminator plugin for WordPress. It allows authenticated users with access to the Forminator dashboard to export form submission data without proper permission verification. This issue affects versions up to and including 1.49.1, with a CVSS score of 5.3.

Atomic Edge research identifies the root cause in the `listen_for_csv_export` function within the `class-export.php` file. The vulnerable code at line 107 used the `forminator_get_permission` function to check authorization. This function did not properly validate the user’s capability, allowing users with the ‘Forminator User’ role or higher to bypass the check. The authorization failure occurred before nonce verification.

An attacker exploits this by sending a POST request to the WordPress admin-ajax.php endpoint. The request must include the action parameter set to `forminator_export`. The attacker must also supply a valid `_forminator_nonce` parameter and the required `form_id` and `form_type` parameters to specify which form data to export. The attacker must be authenticated as a user with the ‘forminator_user’ role or any higher role that grants access to the Forminator dashboard.

The patch in version 1.49.2 modifies the `forminator/library/class-export.php` file. It replaces the `forminator_get_permission` call on line 107 with a call to `forminator_is_user_allowed`. This new function performs a proper capability check. The patch also adds explicit `wp_die` calls for both authorization and nonce verification failures, terminating script execution immediately instead of silently returning.

Successful exploitation leads to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive form submission data. Attackers can export CSV files containing all submissions for a targeted form. This data likely includes personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, email addresses, and any other custom field data collected by the form. The impact is a confidentiality breach and potential violation of data protection regulations.