{"id":59624,"date":"2025-07-25T03:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:07:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-08T06:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:56:49","slug":"cve-2025-7696-critical-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7696-critical-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-7696: Critical PHP Object Injection Vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Integration<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-7696 vulnerability is a critical security flaw that affects the Integration for Pipedrive and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability has been identified as a PHP Object Injection vulnerability, which can potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability matters immensely as it exposes a wide number of websites that use this popular WordPress plugin to significant security risks, including the potential for Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66500\">remote code execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-7696<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7419-critical-vulnerability-discovered-in-tenda-o3v2-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68777\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3890293947\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Integration for Pipedrive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66499\">Contact Form<\/a> 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 1.2.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8279-critical-input-validation-vulnerability-in-gitlab-language-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68776\">vulnerability exists due to the unsafe deserialization of untrusted input<\/a> within the verify_field_val() function in the plugin. This can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject a malicious PHP Object into the server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67258\">leading to arbitrary code<\/a> execution. When combined with a POP (Property Oriented Programming) chain in the Contact Form 7 plugin, the attacker can delete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6058-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wpbookit-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66498\">arbitrary files<\/a> on the server, potentially deleting the wp-config.php file which leads to a Denial of Service attack or even remote code execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4123424356\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=pipedrive_cf7_integration HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ncf7_form_id=1&amp;form_data=O%3A8%3A%22stdClass%22%3A1%3A%7Bs%3A5%3A%22field%22%3BO%3A11%3A%22PipedriveAPI%22%3A1%3A%7Bs%3A6%3A%22delete%22%3Bs%3A12%3A%22wp-config.php%22%3B%7D%7D<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8243-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67259\">POST request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint with a specially crafted `form_data` parameter that contains a serialized PHP object, which when deserialized, triggers the deletion of the wp-config.php file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a mitigation measure, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help to detect and prevent exploitation attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-7696 vulnerability is a critical security flaw that affects the Integration for Pipedrive and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability has been identified as a PHP Object Injection vulnerability, which can potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage. 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