CVE-2024-13498 Information disclosure in NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive uploaded files due to predictable filenames and directory listing in the NEX-Forms WordPress 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-2024-13498?
CVE-2024-13498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in webaways NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress, published on 12 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13498?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh6c-qfmr-q57f.