CVE-2026-13167
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI <= 3.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Delegated+) Arbitrary Plugin Activation via REST API and AJAX Endpoints
Description
The Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with delegated form management access and above, to activate arbitrary already-installed WordPress plugins — including previously deactivated or vulnerable plugins — without holding the core activate_plugins capability. Exploitation requires the target user to hold a delegated Everest Forms capability (manage_everest_forms, everest_forms_create_forms, or everest_forms_view_forms), which the plugin's own roles and permissions tool allows administrators to assign to non-administrator roles such as Author; the nonces required to exploit the AJAX handlers are emitted on EVF admin pages accessible to any such delegated user.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 16, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 16, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-13167
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Everest Forms plugin to the latest version.
- Verify user roles and permissions.
- Apply vendor patches or updates immediately.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'wpeverest', 'product': 'Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '3.5.2'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description The Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with delegated form management access and above, to activate arbitrary already-installed WordPress plugins — including previously deactivated or vulnerable plugins — without holding the core activate_plugins capability. Exploitation requires the target user to hold a delegated Everest Forms capability (manage_everest_forms, everest_forms_create_forms, or everest_forms_view_forms), which the plugin's own roles and permissions tool allows administrators to assign to non-administrator roles such as Author; the nonces required to exploit the AJAX handlers are emitted on EVF admin pages accessible to any such delegated user. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-862 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.5/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L121 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.5/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L1408 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.5/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L709 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.5/includes/RestApi/controllers/version1/class-evf-modules.php#L315 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.4.5/includes/RestApi/controllers/version1/class-evf-modules.php#L730 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.5.1/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L121 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.5.1/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L1408 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.5.1/includes/class-evf-ajax.php#L709 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.5.1/includes/RestApi/controllers/version1/class-evf-modules.php#L315 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-forms/tags/3.5.1/includes/RestApi/controllers/version1/class-evf-modules.php#L730 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3634069%40everest-forms&new=3634069%40everest-forms Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d1ba996-e26c-45cc-ab95-338663f481d9?source=cve