Medium severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-5096
Everest Forms <= 3.4.4 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via Upload Field 'Previous Value'
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Everest Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.4. This is due to the `load_previous_field_value()` method in `class-evf-form-task.php` accepting arbitrary URL values from `$_POST` data for upload fields without domain restriction, which are then passed to `wp_remote_head()` in the `get_local_file_size()` method of `class-evf-form-fields-upload.php`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to force the WordPress server to make outbound HTTP HEAD requests to arbitrary URLs by submitting a form with an upload field containing a malicious URL while leaving a required field empty to trigger form re-rendering.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EF
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI · wpeverest
through 3.4.4 · source: vendor
Affected product
EF
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI
wpeverest
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5096
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5096
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/trunk/includes/abstracts/class-evf-form-fields-upload.php#L1196
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/trunk/includes/class-evf-form-task.php#L1448
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3507814/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5bbf7ed-c154-4153-adbf-59f0f7aa3a18?source=cve
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