CVE-2026-3296 - Vulnerability Analysis
CriticalCVSS: 9.8Last Updated: April 8, 2026
Everest Forms WordPress Plugin - Authentication Bypass
Published: April 8, 2026Updated: April 8, 2026Remote Exploitable
Overview
Everest Forms WordPress plugin <= 3.4.3 contains a PHP Object Injection caused by unsafe unserialize() of form entry metadata in html-admin-page-entries-view.php, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary code, exploit requires administrator to view entries.
Severity & Score
Severity: Critical
CVSS Score: 9.8
Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code when an administrator views malicious form entries, potentially leading to full site compromise.
Mitigation
Update to the latest version beyond 3.4.3.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.3/includes/admin/views/html-admin-page-entries-view.php#L133
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.3/includes/evf-core-functions.php#L5594
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/trunk/includes/admin/views/html-admin-page-entries-view.php#L133
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3489938/everest-forms/tags/3.4.4/readme.txt?old=3464753&old_path=everest-forms%2Ftags%2F3.4.3%2Freadme.txt
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/everest-forms/tags/3.4.3&new_path=/everest-forms/tags/3.4.4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2693ae37-790d-4b18-a9ec-054c8c27b8bc?source=cve
Related Resources
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-3296
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS Score
- 9.8
- Type
- insecure_deserialization
- Status
- new
CWE
- CWE-502
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H