CVE-2024-5857 Missing authorization in Interactive Contact Form and Multi Step Form Builder with Drag & Drop Editor – Funnelforms Free

Medium 5.3 Published 29 Aug 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary media files due to a missing capability check in the Funnelforms 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-2024-5857?

CVE-2024-5857 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Interactive Contact Form and Multi Step Form Builder with Drag & Drop Editor – Funnelforms Free, published on 29 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Interactive Contact Form and Multi Step Form Builder with Drag & Drop Editor – Funnelforms Free plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the af2_handel_file_remove AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Funnelforms Funnelforms Free.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5857 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-2024-5857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qhm7-j2q7-2p2f.