CVE-2025-6464 HIGH

CVE-2025-6464: Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder <= 1.44.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (PHAR) Triggered via Administrator Form Submission Deletion

Vendor Wpmudev
Product Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder
Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
Published July 2, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.44.2 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'entry_delete_upload_files' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object through a PHAR file. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present. Deserialization occurs when the form submission is deleted, whether by an Administrator or via auto-deletion determined by plugin settings.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Forminator Forms versions up to 1.44.2 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected sites. An attacker can craft a malicious serialized object that, when deserialized by the plugin, executes PHP code with site privileges. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim clicking a malicious link or visiting an attacker-controlled page—but no prior authentication.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary PHP code on the site and take full control of it.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise, data theft, malware injection, and loss of admin control.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access and user interaction (victim must click a link or visit a page).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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