# CVE-2025-1128: Everest Forms <= 3.0.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload, Read, and Deletion

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload, read, and delete arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution or site takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 25 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjhr-phq2-8mhr

## What is CVE-2025-1128?

CVE-2025-1128 is a critical vulnerability in wpeverest Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder, published on 25 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Everest Forms – Contact Forms, Quiz, Survey, Newsletter & Payment Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload, read, and deletion due to missing file type and path validation in the 'format' method of the EVF_Form_Fields_Upload class in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload, read, and delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution, sensitive information disclosure, or a site takeover possible.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1128?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpeverest Everest Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-1128?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1128 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-1128 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wpeverest Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder

- [CVE-2025-3439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3439/): Deserialization in Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-13575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13575/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-5927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5927/): Everest Forms (Pro) <= 1.9.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-1812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1812/): Everest Forms <= 2.0.7 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery via font_url (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2025-26841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26841/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-1128 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-1128 is a critical vulnerability in wpeverest Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder, published on 25 Feb 2025. 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-2025-1128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wpeverest Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom 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-2025-1128/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1128/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1128
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1128
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1128

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1128/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.