CVE-2026-4888 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-4888: Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder <= 3.4.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Email Sending

Vendor Wpeverest
Product Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published May 27, 2026
Last update May 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

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

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