CVE-2026-32484
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDeserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in BoldGrid weForms weforms allows Object Injection.This issue affects weForms: from n/a through <= 1.6.26.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePHP Object Injection vulnerability in BoldGrid weForms plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious PHP objects via unsafe deserialization of untrusted data. This can lead to remote code execution if suitable 'gadget chains' (existing classes in the application or WordPress ecosystem) are present.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm weForms plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'weForms' or 'BoldGrid weForms' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the weforms folder.Affected if weForms plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed weForms versionIn WordPress admin, click on the weForms plugin entry to view details, which typically displays the version number. Alternatively, open the main plugin file (usually weforms.php) in /wp-content/plugins/weforms/ and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.Affected if The installed version is lower than the patched version released after this CVE (the exact version number should be obtained from BoldGrid's security advisory)
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Verify plugin handles form submission dataCheck if weForms is configured to accept and process form submissions. In the WordPress admin, navigate to weForms > All Forms and verify at least one form exists and is published. The vulnerability requires the plugin to be actively processing form data.Affected if weForms is active and processing form submissions on the site
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Inspect for unsafe deserialization patternsIf you have file access, search the weForms plugin files for unserialize() function calls. Common locations include class files in /wp-content/plugins/weforms/includes/. Use grep or similar: grep -r "unserialize" /wp-content/plugins/weforms/Affected if The plugin code contains unserialize() calls handling untrusted input without proper sanitization
Your environment is affected if weForms plugin is installed and active with a version prior to the patched release, and the plugin processes user-submitted form data containing serialized PHP objects.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade weForms to the latest version immediately. If no patch is available, disable the plugin until a fix is released, and implement web application firewall rules to block serialized object payloads.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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