Everest Forms < 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Residual CSV Artifacts
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not reliably delete temporary CSV files generated during email-notification processing and leaves them publicly accessible in the uploads directory, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve other users' form submission records via predictable, enumerable filenames.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Everest Forms | before 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Everest Forms VendorUnknown Affected before 3.5.0 Fixed in 3.5.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Everest Forms (Unknown) Fixed in 3.5.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Everest Forms 3.5.0
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-10551 Everest Forms < 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Missing Authorization via Site Assistant REST EndpointsPriority HIGH 68
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11571
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32jc-cm64-7hx3
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-11571 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11571 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32jc-cm64-7hx3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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