# CVE-2024-5085: Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder <= 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject PHP objects via deserialization, potentially leading to code execution or data exposure if a POP chain exists.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8r4g-xwxx-qhqq

## What is CVE-2024-5085?

CVE-2024-5085 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in hashthemes Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder, published on 23 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'process_entry' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5085?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hashthemes Hash Form.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hashthemes Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder

- [CVE-2024-5084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5084/): Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder <= 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-9417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9417/): Hash Form - Drag & Drop Form Builder <= 1.1.9 - Unauthenticated Limited File Upload (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-12201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12201/): Hash Form <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Form Style Creation (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5085 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in hashthemes Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder, published on 23 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hashthemes Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5085

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5085/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.