CVE-2021-34620 CSRF in WP Fluent Forms < 3.6.67 allows stored XSS and Privilege Escalation

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit missing nonce checks to perform CSRF, leading to stored XSS and privilege escalation in WP Fluent Forms.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-34620?

CVE-2021-34620 is a high-severity vulnerability in WP Fluent Forms, published on 7 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP Fluent Forms plugin < 3.6.67 for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting and limited Privilege Escalation due to a missing nonce check in the access control function for administrative AJAX actions

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34620?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fluentforms Contact Form.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34620?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34620 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-34620 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-34620 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pp6p-gh63-62xr.

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