High severity · published Jun 27, 2023
CVE-2023-2877
Formidable Forms < 6.3.1 - Subscriber+ Remote Code Execution
8.8
CVSS
22.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Formidable Forms WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 does not adequately authorize the user or validate the plugin URL in its functionality for installing add-ons. This allows a user with a role as low as Subscriber to install and activate arbitrary plugins of arbitrary versions from the WordPress.org plugin repository onto the site, leading to Remote Code Execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)22.5% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FF
Formidable Forms ·
before 6.3.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2877
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2877
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/33765da5-c56e-42c1-83dd-fcaad976b402
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