CVE-2024-5149

June 5, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

Tags

security@wordfence.com
2024-06-05
CVE-2024-5149

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

BuddyForms plugin for WordPress

  • up to 2.8.9

WordPress BuddyForms plugin

  • up to 2.8.9

Description

The BuddyForms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Email Verification Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.9 via the use of an insufficiently random activation code. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the email verification.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: June 5, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified: June 5, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buddyforms/tags/2.8.9/includes/wp-insert-user.php#L334
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a5c8d361-698b-4abd-bcdd-0361d3fd10c5?source=cve
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