Sensitive information exposure in Everest Forms WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Everest Forms plugin for WordPress is affected in all versions up to and including 3.6.2. A sensitive information exposure flaw (CWE-200) lets an unauthenticated attacker extract arbitrary WordPress post meta values, such as license keys, API tokens, SMTP credentials, and Stripe or AWS secrets, from any post type. The values are delivered through form submission notification emails or stored entries, and the nonce needed for this is publicly available without an account.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.2 via the process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract arbitrary WordPress post meta values — including license keys, API tokens, SMTP credentials, and Stripe or AWS secrets stored on any post type — via form submission notification emails or stored entries. The submission nonce is publicly rendered in every embedded form and can additionally be minted anonymously via the nopriv everest_forms_get_form_update_nonce action, meaning no account or prior authentication of any kind is required to complete the exploit.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpeverest | Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI | up to 3.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI Vendorwpeverest Affected up to 3.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Everest Forms.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91153
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-fxv3-f72x-7c27
References
Other 9
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b820a342-3aaa-4782-9d82-afe53028b72c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.6.1/includes/class-evf-smart-tags.php#L503
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.6.1/includes/class-evf-form-task.php#L731
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.6.1/includes/class-evf-form-task.php#L261
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.6.1/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L681
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.6.1/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L2342
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.6.1/includes/shortcodes/class-evf-shortcode-form.php#L370
- https://github.com/themegrill/everest-forms/pull/1669/changes
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3747723/everest-forms/trunk/includes/class-evf-form-task.php
More wpeverest vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-00958 Everest Forms <= 3.0.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload, Read, and Deletion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-02850 Everest Forms Pro <= 1.9.12 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Calculation Field CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-01188 User Registration & Membership <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Membership Registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02262 User Registration & Membership < 4.1.3 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-02232 User Registration & Membership < 4.1.2- Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-03588 User Registration < 2.2.4.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-91153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxv3-f72x-7c27 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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