{"id":64172,"date":"2025-08-19T16:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T16:57:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-04T06:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T12:13:59","slug":"cve-2025-7384-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-leads-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7384-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-7384: PHP Object Injection Vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Leads to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-7384 vulnerability is a critical security flaw affecting the Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress. This prevalent plugin, used on many WordPress websites for contact forms, is susceptible to a PHP Object Injection attack. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53078-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-samsung-dms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71880\">vulnerability lies in the deserialization<\/a> of untrusted input in the get_lead_detail function. This security flaw is of utmost importance due to the widespread use of WordPress and the mentioned plugins, putting a vast number of websites at risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74150\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-7384<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40804-unauthenticated-network-share-exposure-in-simatic-virtualization-as-a-service-sivaas\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88851\">Unauthenticated network<\/a><br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72016\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3458207882\" 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>Database for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8141-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81381\">Contact Form<\/a> 7, WPforms, Elementor plugin | All versions up to and including 1.4.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8028-critical-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-due-to-incorrect-computation-of-branch-address\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73827\">vulnerability exists due<\/a> to a lack of proper sanitization of user input in the get_lead_detail function. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36014-ibm-integration-bus-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72265\">inject a PHP Object into the plugin&#8217;s code<\/a>. Given the additional presence of a POP (Property-Oriented Programming) chain in the Contact Form 7 plugin, an attacker can manipulate the execution path of the application, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73560\">leading to arbitrary<\/a> file deletion. This can result in a denial of service or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50754-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-unisite-cms-5-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74621\">remote code execution<\/a> when the wp-config.php file, which is crucial for WordPress operation, is deleted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2347898901\" 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&#8217;s a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability, using a malicious HTTP POST request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1\/contact-forms\/123\/feedback HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;your-name&quot;: &quot;John Doe&quot;,\n&quot;your-email&quot;: &quot;john.doe@example.com&quot;,\n&quot;your-subject&quot;: &quot;Hello&quot;,\n&quot;your-message&quot;: &quot;a:1:{i:0;O:8:\\&quot;stdClass\\&quot;:1:{s:4:\\&quot;file\\&quot;;s:15:\\&quot;\/wp-config.php\\&quot;;}}&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the &#8216;your-message&#8217; field contains a serialized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76597\">PHP object designed to delete the wp-config.php file<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are urged to apply the vendor patch immediately once available. In the interim, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary mitigation. Regularly updating and patching systems, employing least privilege principles, and implementing robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47982-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-windows-storage-vsp-driver-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75537\">input validation can help prevent such vulnerabilities<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-7384 vulnerability is a critical security flaw affecting the Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms plugin for WordPress. This prevalent plugin, used on many WordPress websites for contact forms, is susceptible to a PHP Object Injection attack. The vulnerability lies in the deserialization of untrusted input in the get_lead_detail function. 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