CVE-2024-56276 WordPress WPForms Lite plugin <= 1.9.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in WPForms Lite to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-56276?
CVE-2024-56276 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms wpforms-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Contact Form by WPForms: from n/a through <= 1.9.2.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56276?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpforms Wpforms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56276?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56276 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-2024-56276 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56276 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Syed Balkhi Contact Form by WPForms
- CVE-2024-11205 Missing authorization in WPForms – Easy Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Surveys, & More
- CVE-2023-7063 Cross-site scripting in WPForms Pro
- CVE-2024-13403 WPForms Lite <= 1.9.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via fieldHTML Parameter
- CVE-2020-36919 WPForms 1.7.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-11223 WPForms < 1.9.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rpqq-f9fv-4hwq.