CVE-2023-26326: Critical severity ThemeKraft Buddyforms Wordpress vulnerability

Published Feb 23, 2023
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

1 affected component
ThemeKraft Buddyforms Wordpress<2.7.8

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade BuddyForms WordPress plugin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.7.8

Event History

Feb 23, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Feb 2, 2025
Exploit Published
via GitHub·01:35 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-26326?

CVE-2023-26326 is a vulnerability found in the BuddyForms WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.7.8.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2023-26326?

The severity of CVE-2023-26326 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

3

How does CVE-2023-26326 affect BuddyForms WordPress plugin?

CVE-2023-26326 allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit an insecure deserialization issue in BuddyForms WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.7.8.

4

How can CVE-2023-26326 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2023-26326, it is recommended to update the BuddyForms WordPress plugin to version 2.7.8 or newer.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-26326?

More information about CVE-2023-26326 can be found at the following link: https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-7

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