# CVE-2024-35742: WordPress Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin <= 6.9.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin to access restricted functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw96-4rcp-6fj6

## What is CVE-2024-35742?

CVE-2024-35742 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Code Parrots Easy Forms for Mailchimp, published on 10 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Code Parrots Easy Forms for Mailchimp.This issue affects Easy Forms for Mailchimp: from n/a through 6.9.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35742?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codeparrots Easy Forms for Mailchimp.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-35742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Code Parrots Easy Forms for Mailchimp

- [CVE-2024-25095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25095/): WordPress Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin <= 6.9.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure via Log File vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35742 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Code Parrots Easy Forms for Mailchimp, published on 10 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Code Parrots Easy Forms for Mailchimp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35742/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35742

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35742/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.