CVE-2024-12184 WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti <= 1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Form Submission Download

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can download other users' submitted forms due to a missing capability check in the Contact Forms by Cimatti plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-12184?

CVE-2024-12184 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Contact Forms by Cimatti, published on 1 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WordPress Contact Forms by Cimatti plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the accua_forms_download_submitted_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download other user submitted forms.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12184?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cimatti Wordpress Contact Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-12184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-39hm-6cvm-cvvw.

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