The Everest Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 3.2.2 via deserialization of untrusted input. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
CVE-2025-52709 is a high severity with CVSS 8.1 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder. It affects Versions up to 3.2.2 and is fixed in 3.2.3.
CVE-2025-52709 is tracked for the Plugin Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder as high severity with CVSS 8.1. The affected range is Versions up to 3.2.2. Update Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder to 3.2.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
everest-forms
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-52709 |
| Patched Versions |
3.2.3
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.2.2
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Everest Forms <= 3.4.3 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Form Entry Metadata
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Quiz, Survey, Newsletter & Payment Form Builder for WordPress <= 3.1.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Everest Forms <= 3.0.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload, Read, and Deletion
Contact Form, Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress – Everest Forms <= 1.4.9 - SQL Injection
Everest Forms <= 3.4.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via Upload Field 'old_files' Parameter
Everest Forms <= 2.0.7 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via font_url
Everest Forms <= 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Everest Forms <= 1.7.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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