What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized email sending due to a missing capability check on the send_test_email() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to send test emails to arbitrary addresses from the server.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Everest Forms versions 3.4.7 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify form data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter form submissions or settings belonging to other users or forms. This affects the integrity of form data and user submissions across the site.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Modify form data or settings belonging to other users or forms.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Form submissions and settings may be altered by unauthorized users, compromising data integrity and user trust.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 27, 2026
CVE published
May 28, 2026
Record updated