High severity · published Jan 7, 2025
CVE-2024-56276
WordPress WPForms Lite plugin <= 1.9.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms wpforms-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Contact Form by WPForms: from n/a through <= 1.9.2.2.
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)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Contact Form by WPForms · Syed Balkhi
through 1.9.2.2 · source: vendor
WP
Wpforms · Wpforms
before 1.9.2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56276
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56276
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpforms-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-wpforms-lite-plugin-1-9-2-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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