CVE-2024-5149

BuddyForms <= 2.8.9 - Email Verification Bypass due to Insufficient Randomness

mediumUse of Insufficiently Random Values

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.8.10

Patched in

28d

Time to patch

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.8.9

PublishedJune 4, 2024

Last updatedJuly 1, 2024

Affected pluginbuddyforms

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a5c8d361-698b-4abd-bcdd-0361d3fd10c5?source=api-prod

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