Medium severity · published Mar 12, 2025
CVE-2024-13498
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more <= 8.8.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.8.1 via file uploads due to insufficient directory listing prevention and lack of randomization of file names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including files uploaded via a form.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NU
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress · webaways
through 8.8.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
NU
NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
webaways
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13498
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13498
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3235420/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f188a5e6-699e-4e1a-b4e4-7fb4056b0bee?source=cve
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