NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Contact forms and much more <= 8.8.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure

2025-03-11 00:00

Tim Coen

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.8.2

Affected PluginNEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress

Affected Version<= 8.8.1

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-13498

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.8.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13498 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f188a5e6-699e-4e1a-b4e4-7fb4056b0bee

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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