CVE-2024-54217

ARForms <= 6.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change

2024-12-02 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: ARforms
Affected Version: <= 6.4.1
CVSS: 5.4Medium
Weakness type: CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE: CVE-2024-54217

At a glance

CVE-2024-54217 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the ARforms WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 6.4.1. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed December 2024, reported by Dave Jong.

Vulnerability Overview

The ARforms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in ARforms <= 6.4.1 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for ARforms yet, so installs running <= 6.4.1 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

Login Security
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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54217 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d5d12ecc-862f-4ecd-9c7b-25dc557abb8d https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54217

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CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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