SureForms – Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress <= 1.4.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Settings Update

2025-04-09 00:00

Dmitrii Ignatyev

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.4.4

Affected PluginSureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz

Affected Version<= 1.4.3

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-3471

View all SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The SureForms – Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the /sureforms/v1/srfm-global-settings REST Route in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-3471 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c16b299e-a300-4d02-9ffe-52166d3791f4

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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