CVE-2023-26326 json
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin, in versions prior to 2.7.8, was affected by an unauthenticated insecure deserialization issue.
published 2023-02-23 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-30147
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.8%
- EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The BuddyForms WordPress plugin, in versions prior to 2.7.8, was affected by an unauthenticated insecure deserialization issue. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this issue to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present.
Patch / fix
- themekraft buddyforms 2.7.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
3.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- n/a BuddyForms WordPress Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- Technology feeds
References
-
tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2023-7
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-26326
- NVD CVE-2023-26326
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