Hash Form Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress code injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Hash Form Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5085. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Hash Form Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-5085 since 05/17/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Hash Form Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1.0

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